Patent ID: 8535374

Claim:
An annuloplasty device for implantation adjacent an annulus of a tricuspid valve, the annulus comprising anterior, posterior and septal aspects adjacent anterior, posterior and septal leaflets, respectively, of the tricuspid valve, the device comprising: a ring body comprising: an anterior portion, a posterior portion and a septal portion shaped to conform to, and for implantation adjacent, the anterior, posterior and septal aspects of the annulus, respectively; and first end and second ends, the first end being at an end of the anterior portion, and the second end being at an end of the septal portion so that a gap is provided between the first and second ends; wherein the ring body is curvilinear, with substantially no flat portion along at least the anterior portion in any of three dimensions, forming a shape, and the ends are configured such that when the device is implanted, the first end will be located near the junction of the septal and anterior aspects of the annulus and the second end will be located near the septal aspect of the annulus with the AV node of such annulus within the gap an inward bow in the anterior portion such that when the device is implanted the bow will be locate near an aortic valve of the heart and the bow extends in the flow direction of the ring body and the blood flow direction of the tricuspid valve.