Patent ID: 11957584
Assignee: NEOCHORD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An anchor configured to be implanted into a heart wall of a heart of a patient to anchor a suture extending from a valve leaflet off the heart as an artificial chordae, comprising:
an anchor body having an open interior;
a distal portion configured to be embedded into heart tissue;
a spring disposed within the open interior of the anchor body, wherein when the spring is compressed a suture disposed in the anchor body can slide freely within an open space in the anchor body to adjust a tension on the suture and when the suture is in a released state the spring exerts a force eliminating the open space to clamp the suture at the tension within the anchor body,
wherein the suture clamp comprises a pin.