Patent ID: 11957586
Assignee: MITRE MEDICAL CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 27:
28. An epicardial device for reducing or preventing regurgitation of blood through a tricuspid valve of a heart, said device comprising:
a main body having a segment adapted to apply force to an epicardial surface of the heart;
a member that applies counterforce to said force applied by said segment; and
an adjuster that is operable to change the force applied by said segment;
wherein said adjuster can be operated before or after anchoring of said device to the epicardial surface;
wherein said segment comprises a rigid structural rib contained within a pad;
wherein said pad comprises a contact surface configured to apply said force to the epicardial surface;
wherein said adjuster comprises a channel having stops formed therein;
wherein a first set of said stops maintains said rib at a first predetermined distance from said contact surface; and
wherein a second set of said stops maintains said rib at a second predetermined distance from said contact surface, said second predetermined distance being unequal to said first predetermined distance.