Patent ID: 8858623
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for use with a native valve of a heart of a patient, the native valve having a valve annulus, and the heart having a ventricle, the apparatus comprising: an annuloplasty structure, shaped to define a perimeter, and configured to be disposed at the annulus of the native valve of the patient, the annuloplasty structure comprising: a first adjusting mechanism, coupled to the annuloplasty structure, and configured to adjust the perimeter of the annuloplasty structure, wherein at least one of the end portions of the flexible longitudinal contracting member is coupled to the first adjusting mechanism; at least one longitudinal flexible member, having a first end portion, and a second end portion that is configured to be coupled to tissue of the ventricle of the heart of the patient; and at least a second adjusting mechanism: