Patent ID: 7722668

Claim:
An adjustable annuloplasty device comprising: a body member comprising a shape memory material; wherein said body member has a first size of a body dimension in a first configuration and a second size of said body dimension in a second configuration; wherein said body member is configured to be implanted in said first configuration into a heart; wherein said body member is configured to transform from said first configuration to said second configuration in response to said first activation energy; a first segment, having a first end and a second end, and a second segment, having a first end and a second end; wherein said first segment and said second segment have original lengths when said annuloplasty device is in said first configuration; wherein said second end of said first segment is proximate said first end of said second segment, and said first segment and said second segment are oriented end-to-end with respect to each other; an energy transfer material configured to absorb energy in response to a first activation energy, said energy transfer material in thermal communication with said shape memory material; wherein, when said annuloplasty device is in said second configuration, said first segment remains at substantially its original length, and said second segment has a length that is less than its original length; wherein said second configuration is configured to reduce a dimension of a cardiac valve annulus in said heart; wherein said first activation energy comprises high intensity focused ultrasound.