Tricuspid valve repair using tension
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1. A method, comprising:
- implanting at least a first tissue-engaging element in a first portion of tissue in a vicinity of a tricuspid valve of a patient;
implanting at least a second tissue-engaging element in a portion of a blood vessel selected from the group of blood vessels consisting of;
a superior vena cava and an inferior vena cava; and
drawing at least a first leaflet of the tricuspid valve toward at least a second leaflet of the tricuspid valve by performing a tensioning method selected from the group consisting of;
(a) adjusting a distance between the portion of the blood vessel and the first tissue portion, and maintaining the adjusted distance using tension applied to the first tissue-engaging element and the second tissue-engaging element by a longitudinal member that connects the first and the second tissue-engaging elements, and(b) adjusting the distance between the portion of the blood vessel and the first tissue portion by applying tension to the first tissue-engaging element and the second tissue-engaging element using the longitudinal member.
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Abstract
A method is provided, including implanting at least a first tissue-engaging element in a first portion of tissue in a vicinity of a heart valve of a patient, implanting at least a second tissue-engaging element in a portion of a blood vessel that is in contact with an atrium of a heart of the patient, and drawing at least a first leaflet of the valve toward at least a second leaflet of the valve by adjusting a distance between the portion of the blood vessel and the first portion of tissue in the vicinity of the heart valve of the patient. Other applications are also described.
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1. A method, comprising:
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implanting at least a first tissue-engaging element in a first portion of tissue in a vicinity of a tricuspid valve of a patient; implanting at least a second tissue-engaging element in a portion of a blood vessel selected from the group of blood vessels consisting of;
a superior vena cava and an inferior vena cava; anddrawing at least a first leaflet of the tricuspid valve toward at least a second leaflet of the tricuspid valve by performing a tensioning method selected from the group consisting of; (a) adjusting a distance between the portion of the blood vessel and the first tissue portion, and maintaining the adjusted distance using tension applied to the first tissue-engaging element and the second tissue-engaging element by a longitudinal member that connects the first and the second tissue-engaging elements, and (b) adjusting the distance between the portion of the blood vessel and the first tissue portion by applying tension to the first tissue-engaging element and the second tissue-engaging element using the longitudinal member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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