Methods, devices, and systems for percutaneously anchoring annuloplasty rings
US9814576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0016
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for percutaneous transcatheter delivery and fixation of annuloplasty rings to heart valves. An annuloplasty ring includes an outer tube, an inner body member, and an anchor deployment system. The outer tube includes a plurality of windows and has an axis along its length. The internal body member includes a plurality of anchors formed perpendicular to the axis. The anchor deployment system selectively rotates the internal body member with respect to the axis of the outer tube. The rotation deploys the plurality of anchors through the plurality of windows.
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