Patent ID: 11890192
Assignee: AVVIE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An annuloplasty device, for use on a posterior annulus of a mitral valve, comprising:
at least a first and a second anchor unit that are deployable to the mitral valve by means of a vascular delivery device and positionable in a row along the annulus, anchor means being arranged on each of the first and second anchor units;
connection means interconnecting the first and second anchor units and defining a distance between the first and second anchor units; and
pulling means for reducing the distance between the first and second anchor units so as to pull the annulus together;
wherein the anchor units are arranged to be rotatable to one another around a longitudinal axis extending along the row; and
wherein the anchor means have a trident shape.