Patent ID: 11925558
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of repairing a mitral valve in a patient, the method comprising:
determining where a patient's coronary sinus passes over a coronary artery of the patient within a patient's heart;
introducing a tensioning device at least partially through the coronary sinus and over the coronary artery, wherein the tensioning device includes a bridge that is shaped to direct tension in the tensioning device away from the coronary artery;
locating the bridge over the coronary artery in order to reduce the application of pressure from the tensioning device on the coronary artery when the tensioning device is placed under tension; and
applying tension to the tensioning device to effect a change to the mitral valve of the patient.