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

Claim 21:
22. An epicardial device for reducing or preventing regurgitation of blood through a tricuspid valve of a heart, said device comprising:
a main body 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; and
wherein said main body comprises two segments comprising rods that extend through opposite end portions of said main body and are joined together by an actuator configured so that said segments are drivable in opposite directions to one another, to increase or decrease a distance between ends of said main body.