Patent ID: 9180005
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable apparatus for reshaping a mitral valve annulus surrounding a mitral valve, comprising: an implant body comprising a plurality of struts having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen extending therethrough, the implant body configured to: compress to a first configuration during delivery into a left atrium of a heart, expand to a second configuration larger than the first configuration, the second configuration for engaging tissue surrounding a mitral valve; and contract to a third configuration smaller than the second configuration but larger than the first configuration, the third configuration diameter being sufficiently small to reduce mitral regurgitation when implanted in the left atrium; a plurality of distally facing anchors on the distal end of the body, configured to embed into tissue in a vicinity of the mitral valve annulus and surrounding the mitral valve; wherein adjacent pairs of struts join at an angle to form an apex, and a moveable restraint surrounding the adjacent pair of struts can be adjusted to change the angle and contract the implant body to the third configuration.