Patent ID: 9693864
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An apparatus system for heart surgery, said apparatus system comprising: an installer device; a first full-circle-ring attached to a first set of one or more strings; wherein said full-circle-ring has a cut in its circumference; wherein said first full-circle-ring has spring action on it; wherein said first full-circle-ring stays open, with less than 360-degree full-circle coverage, when under pressure, pulling said first full-circle-ring apart, by said installer device; wherein said first full-circle-ring stays closed, with 360-degree full-circle coverage, in absence of any external pressure or force, by said installer device; said installer device comprising: a pair of handles; a pair of tips; a hinge; wherein said pair of tips are located at end of said pair of handles; wherein said hinge is located between said pair of handles; wherein said first full-circle-ring comprises two smaller rings or circles, located at an inner surface of said first full-circle-ring, and attached to said first full-circle-ring, configured for connection with said pair of tips of said installer device; wherein said first full-circle-ring is configured to be brought into a patient's heart, using said installer device, to attach to tissue of said patient's heart, by closing said first full-circle-ring and pinching said tissue; wherein said first set of one or more strings are configured to be connected to a first valve of said patient's heart.