Patent ID: 9700413
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A prosthetic device for repairing a mitral valve having an annulus, leaflets, and chordae tendinae, the device comprising: an elongate element including a plurality of reference elements that are located along the elongate element and configured to protrude inwardly with respect to the elongate element towards a center of the annulus, the plurality of reference elements formed by attaching a single suture to the elongate element, wherein the single suture is attached to a plurality of locations on the elongate element to form the plurality of reference elements and the single suture is configured to receive a corresponding plurality of artificial cords that are tied onto the plurality of reference elements, wherein the plurality of reference elements are configured to be removed by cutting or removing the single suture to release the corresponding plurality of artificial cords that are tied onto the plurality of reference elements.