Patent ID: 6989028
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical apparatus for remodeling a mitral valve annulus adjacent to the coronary sinus, comprising: an elongate body, having a proximal end region and a distal end region, each of the proximal and distal end regions dimensioned to reside completely within the vascular system, the elongate body being movable from a first configuration for transluminal delivery to at least a portion of the coronary sinus to a second configuration for remodeling the mitral valve annulus proximate the coronary sinus; a forming element attached to the elongate body for manipulating the elongate body from the first transluminal configuration to the second remodeling configuration; and a lock for retaining the body in the second configuration; wherein the elongate body comprises a tube having a plurality of transverse slots therein and wherein the forming element includes a distal end portion fixed to the tube.