Paul J. Hindrichs,Steven D. Kruse,Todd A. Krinke,Michael P. Brenzel,Kenton J. Zehr,Paul Thompson,Theodore P. Dale,David M. Costello
申请号：
US11215341
公开号：
US09492277B2
申请日:
2005.08.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
Soft body tissue structure can be remodeled by shortening the distance between first and second portions of that tissue structure. First and second anchor structures are respectively implanted in the first and second portions of the tissue structure. These anchor structures are linked by a linking structure, the length of which between the anchor structures can be shortened to pull the tissue structure portions toward one another. Each of the anchor structures may include two screw structures that are driven into the associated tissue structure portion transverse to the linking structure and with a spacer between the two screws. The entire prosthesis can be implanted percutaneously if desired. An illustrative use of the prosthesis is to shorten the annulus of a patients mitral valve, with at least a portion of the prosthesis implanted in the patients coronary sinus.
