Patent ID: 7077861
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for repairing a heart valve comprised of valve tissue including an annulus and a plurality of leaflets for allowing and preventing blood flow, the device comprising: an implantation instrument, comprising: a first support ring, and a second support ring connected to said first support ring to form a coiled configuration, said first support ring configured to abut one side of the valve and said second support ring configured to abut an opposite side of the valve to thereby trap a portion of the valve tissue therebetween, and an annuloplasty implant adapted to be attached to the heart valve annulus in order to reshape the annulus and allow the leaflets to open and close properly, said annuloplasty implant being connected to the implantation instrument for insertion to the annulus, wherein the annuloplasty implant is removably attached to the second support ring of the implantation instrument such that the implantation instrument may be withdrawn from a patient after the annuloplasty implant has been attached to the heart valve annulus.