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

Claim 15:
16. A method for treating heart dilation or heart valve regurgitation, the method comprising:
deploying a first heart anchor to an outer wall of a heart outside a right ventricle or to a wall of a septum inside of the right ventricle, the 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 configured to couple to a 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;

deploying a second heart anchor to an outer wall of the heart outside of a left ventricle of the heart; and
coupling the cord between the second end of the cover and the second heart anchor.