Patent ID: 9737397
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A heart valve apparatus comprising: a ring member configured to be anchored to tissue in a vicinity of a heart valve annulus; a cardiac-site anchor configured to be anchored to tissue in a vicinity of an apex of the heart; and a tether fixedly coupled to the ring member, wherein a first segment of the tether slidably extends through a first portion of the ring member and through the cardiac-site anchor and a second segment of the tether slidably extends through a second portion of the ring member and through the cardiac-site anchor, wherein the first and second segments of the tether are configured to be tensioned toward the cardiac-site anchor following anchoring of the ring member and the cardiac-site anchor, the cardiac-site anchor configured to secure the first and second segments of the tether in a tensioned state.