Patent ID: 11944290
Assignee: TAU-PNU MEDICAL CO., LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cerclage assembly for mitral valve annuloplasty, comprising:
a hollow tube having an upper open end, a lower open end, and a side hole on a side of the tube, wherein the hollow tube has a C-shaped section located between the side hole and the lower open end;
a cerclage suture having a proximal segment and a distal segment, wherein the cerclage suture travels through and around the tube in the following loop path:
into the upper open end of the tube;
through the tube towards the lower open end;
out the lower open end of the tube;
forming a loop outside the tube;
into the side hole of the tube;
through the tube towards the upper open end;
out the upper open end of the tube;

wherein both the proximal segment and the distal segment of the cerclage suture travel into or out of the upper open end;
wherein both the proximal segment and distal segment of the cerclage suture are positioned outside the tube.