TISSUE SHAPING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart, the tissue shaping device comprising:
- an expandable proximal anchor;
a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration;
an expandable distal anchor;
a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration; and
a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart. Such tissue shaping device can include an expandable proximal anchor; a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration; an expandable distal anchor; a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration; and a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section.
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4 Claims
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1. A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart, the tissue shaping device comprising:
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an expandable proximal anchor; a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration; an expandable distal anchor; a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration; and a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section.
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2. A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart, the tissue shaping device comprising;
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an expandable proximal anchor, the proximal anchor comprising a crimp and a wire element extending from the crimp, the wire element having a strain relief portion extending distal of the crimp to form a bend extending substantially below a plane defined by the crimp; an expandable distal anchor, the distal anchor comprising a crimp and a wire element extending from the crimp, the wire element having a strain relief portion extending distal of the crimp to form a bend extending substantially below a plane defined by the crimp; and a connector extending between the proximal anchor crimp and the distal anchor connector crimp.
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3. A tissue shaping device, comprising:
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a proximal anchor; a distal anchor; a first connector extending between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor; and a second connector extending between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor.
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4. A method of modifying the geometry of a mitral valve, comprising:
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delivering a tissue shaping device to a coronary sinus; deploying a distal anchor from a delivery device and into the coronary sinus to allow the expandable distal anchor to expand; applying a proximal cinching force to the distal anchor to reshape tissue; and while maintaining the proximal cinching force, deploying the proximal anchor from the delivery device to allow the proximal anchor to expand.
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