Patent ID: 9149359
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A tricuspid annuloplasty ring sized and configured for attaching to an interior wall of and reinforcing the tricuspid annulus, comprising: a relatively rigid single piece inner body defining an elongated path, the inner body generally arranged about an axis and being split and discontinuous so as to define two free ends with a break therebetween and no inner body therebetween, the inner body having, in plan view, a curvilinear anterior side terminating in one of the free ends, a relatively straight septal side terminating in the other of the free ends, and a curvilinear posterior side extending between the anterior and septal sides, wherein the inner body is sized to extend within and around the tricuspid valve annulus, and wherein the inner body has a radial cross-section that gradually changes around its length and is radially enlarged in a mid-point in comparison to the two free ends.