Patent ID: 11857418
Assignee: VALCARE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device operable to align to at least one natural fiducial of an annular target and engage a portion of the annular target aligned with the at least one natural fiducial, the device comprising:
an annuloplasty ring, or a first toroidal portion thereof, each having an outer hollow tube comprising a backbone with a plurality of slots therein, the annuloplasty ring or a toroidal portion thereof are each operable to change from an insertion configuration to an operable configuration;
an alignment and engagement construction comprising at least one cannula, each cannula of the at least one cannula having a sleeve coupled to a distal end of the cannula, the sleeve being releasably coupled to the outer hollow tube via a coupling sub-assembly, the construction operable to align with the at least one natural fiducial and engage a portion of the annular target aligned with the at least one natural fiducial; and
a delivery catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, adapted, sized and configured to accommodate: the alignment and engagement construction, the coupling sub-assembly and the annuloplasty ring or the first toroidal portion thereof in the insertion configuration, and wherein the delivery catheter is operable, once the annuloplasty ring or the first toroidal portion is inserted, to alter the annuloplasty ring or the first toroidal portion from the insertion configuration to the operable configuration.