Patent ID: 6402781
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A61F,A61N

Abstract:
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 elongate body in the second configuration at least in part within the coronary sinus.