Patent ID: 8961602
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An adjustable annuloplasty ring, comprising: a body in the form of an endless loop having an internal lumen therethrough; an adjustment suture extending through at least a portion of the internal lumen, a first portion of the suture exiting the lumen through a first opening in the body and a second portion of the suture exiting the lumen through a second opening in the body, the suture adapted to reduce the length of the body around the loop when tightened; and a plurality of first adjustment markers on the suture, the first adjustment markers spaced apart from one another along the length of the suture, the first adjustment markers arranged to move from inside the body when the body has a first diameter to outside the body when the body has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the first adjustment markers having locations along the suture arranged to indicate the value of the second diameter.