Andrew Lee,Norman Fung,John D. Nguyen,Nga T. Doan,Laurent Schaller
申请号：
US12880823
公开号：
US08167933B2
申请日:
2010.09.13
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
An annuloplasty system for repairing a valve in a patients heart comprises a surgical implant including a member having first and second end portions. The implant member further is configured and/or adapted to form a partial ring along a portion of one of the valve annulae of a patients heart such as the mitral or tricuspid valve annulus. The implant member is axially elastic such that it can axially expand and contract and includes first and second anchors extending from the end portions of the implant member. The anchors are adapted to anchor the implant in tissue such as the mitral or tricuspid valve annulus. The system can facilitate tissue plication (e.g., of the posterior annulus of the mitral valve or the annulus of the tricuspid valve) and reinforcement of a valve annulus.
