Tissue anchor apparatus
    8.
    发明申请
    Tissue anchor apparatus 有权
    组织锚装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060196137A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-07

    申请号:US11361197

    申请日:2006-02-23

    IPC分类号: F27D1/00

    摘要: A structure that can be used to provide an anchor in or adjacent to a patient's soft body tissue (rather than bone) includes an annular array of flexible members that extend between two axially spaced but aligned tubular members. The space between the tubular members can be selectively changed to affect the amount by which portions of the flexible members between the tubular member project radially outward relative to the tubular members. When the flexible members project radially out, the structure resists axial movement relative to adjacent tissue and therefore acts as an anchor. When the flexible members do not project radially out, they permit axial movement of the structure through adjacent tissue.

    摘要翻译: 可以用于在患者的软体组织(而不是骨骼)中或邻近提供锚的结构包括在两个轴向间隔开但对准的管状构件之间延伸的柔性构件的环形阵列。 可以选择性地改变管状构件之间的空间以影响管状构件之间的柔性构件的一部分相对于管状构件径向向外突出的量。 当柔性构件径向突出时,结构抵抗相对于相邻组织的轴向运动,因此用作锚固件。 当柔性构件不径向伸出时,它们允许结构体通过相邻组织的轴向运动。

    Soft body tissue remodeling methods and apparatus
    10.
    发明申请
    Soft body tissue remodeling methods and apparatus 有权
    软体组织重塑方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070049942A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-01

    申请号:US11215341

    申请日:2005-08-30

    IPC分类号: A61B17/58

    摘要: Soft body tissue structure can be remodeled by shortening the distance between first and second portions of that tissue structure. First and second anchor structures are respectively implanted in the first and second portions of the tissue structure. These anchor structures are linked by a linking structure, the length of which between the anchor structures can be shortened to pull the tissue structure portions toward one another. Each of the anchor structures may include two screw structures that are driven into the associated tissue structure portion transverse to the linking structure and with a spacer between the two screws. The entire prosthesis can be implanted percutaneously if desired. An illustrative use of the prosthesis is to shorten the annulus of a patient's mitral valve, with at least a portion of the prosthesis implanted in the patient's coronary sinus.

    摘要翻译: 柔软的身体组织结构可以通过缩短组织结构的第一和第二部分之间的距离来改造。 第一和第二锚结构分别植入组织结构的第一和第二部分。 这些锚结构通过连接结构连接,其锚固结构之间的长度可以被缩短以将组织结构部分朝向彼此拉。 每个锚结构可以包括两个螺旋结构,其被驱动到横向于连接结构的相关联的组织结构部分中,并且在两个螺钉之间具有间隔件。 如果需要,整个假体可以经皮植入。 假体的说明性使用是缩短患者二尖瓣的环,其中假体的至少一部分植入患者的冠状窦。