Patent ID: 9198756
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A tissue restraining device comprising: an annuloplasty member for attachment to a valve annulus of a cardiac valve, the annuloplasty member defining an opening; an anchor having a loop and situated in a spaced relation to the annuloplasty member on an opposite side of the cardiac valve; a plurality of restraining cords forming a restraining matrix extending from the annuloplasty member into the opening and toward the anchor so that when the tissue restraining device is implanted, the restraining matrix is draped over a leaflet of the cardiac valve, the restraining cords converging at their distal ends to form an apex between the annuloplasty member and the anchor; and a tensioning strand extending distally from the apex of the restraining matrix, passing through the loop, and extending through the annuloplasty member so the restraining matrix is adjustable as a single unit to change a tension in the restraining matrix.