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Partially-adjustable annuloplasty structure

US9011530B2 · kind B2 · utility

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145References

21Claims

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Assignee

Valtech Cardio Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Tal Reich · Beer Sheva, IL
Tal Hammer · Ramat Gan, IL
Uriel Aba Pomerantz · Kfar Sava, IL
Oz Cabiri · Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 23, 2011
Grant date	Apr 21, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are described including an annuloplasty structure configured for implantation along an annulus of an atrioventricular valve of a heart of a subject. The structure includes a coiled element comprising at least one first portion thereof which is flexible and longitudinally compressible, and at least one second portion thereof in series with the first portion, the second portion being flexible and less longitudinally compressible than the first portion. Other applications are also described.

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