Patent ID: 11883294
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An anchoring system comprising:
a cord having a first portion and a second portion;
a first heart anchor including:
a ring having a ring-shaped configuration and a straightened configuration, and
a cover having a first end coupled to the ring and a second end coupled to the first portion of the cord when the ring is in the straightened configuration, and the cover having a plurality of triangular or wedge-shaped portions extending between the first end and the second end when the ring is in the ring-shaped configuration, each of the plurality of triangular or wedge-shaped portions being separated from an adjacent one of the plurality of triangular or wedge-shaped portions with a space when the ring is in the straightened configuration; and

a second heart anchor configured to couple to the second portion of the cord to thereby couple to the first heart anchor.