公开(公告)号：US20230165681A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18159982

申请日：2023-01-26

申请人： Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

发明人： Brian S. Conklin ,  Amy E. Munnelly ,  Milton Deherrera

IPC分类号： A61F2/24

CPC分类号： A61F2/2448 ,  A61F2/2466 ,  A61F2250/0004

摘要： An annuloplasty ring for repair of mitral and tricuspid valves that can be shape adjusted once installed to fine-tune the shape and correct for small errors in the inherently imprecise sizing process. The ring has an adjustable 3D ring core of malleable metal that can be reshaped in real-time during the procedure before or after the patient is weaned off-pump by applying simple displacements to a cable and housing arrangement. The shape of the annuloplasty ring is adjusted incrementally in steps until an optimum level of regurgitation reduction is attained. Once the surgeon is satisfied with the result, the delivery system can be can easily detached from the implant and removed. The thickness of the core could be continuously variable to control how and where deformation occurs. The ring may also incorporate an expansion joint to enable a subsequent valve-in-ring procedure.