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Implants and methods for reshaping heart valves

  • US 20060015178A1
  • Filed: 07/14/2005
  • Published: 01/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An implant for reinforcing a patient'"'"'s heart valve, said implant comprising:

  • a body member having a proximal end, a distal end and a length extending therebetween, said body member configured to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s heart at or near a base of a heart valve leaflet;

    wherein said body member comprises a shape memory material and is transformable from a first configuration to a second configuration;

    wherein, when said body member is in said second configuration, said body member is configured to reshape a tissue of the heart so as to exert a force on the leaflet base;

    and wherein said implant is elongate with its longest length less than or equal to about fifteen millimeters.

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