Tissue anchor for heart implant
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12097118B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17496512

    申请日:2021-10-07

    发明人: Eran Miller Oz Cabiri

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24

    CPC分类号: A61F2/2445 A61F2220/0016

    摘要: An anchor of an implant is transluminally advanced to a heart of a subject, the anchor including a distal helical element, and a post extending proximally from the distal helical element. The implant is anchored to tissue of the heart by driving the distal helical element into tissue of the heart, and compressing a fabric tube against the tissue by moving an annular member, coupled to the post, toward the tissue such that the fabric tube becomes sandwiched between the annular member and the tissue. Other embodiments are also described.

    Systems and methods for tissue adjustment

    公开(公告)号:US11602434B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US16701054

    申请日:2019-12-02

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24 A61B17/04 A61B17/00

    摘要: Apparatus is provided, including an implant including a tissue-adjusting member including a longitudinal member, and a tissue anchor coupled to the tissue-adjusting member and configured to be anchored into the tissue of the patient. A tissue-coupling element is coupled to the longitudinal member. A delivery tool is reversibly couplable to the implant and is configured to deliver the implant to the tissue of the patient. The delivery tool includes an elongate shaft, a tissue-coupling-element holder coupled to a portion of the elongate shaft, the tissue-coupling-element holder being configured to hold the tissue-coupling element during delivery of the implant to the tissue of the patient, and an actuating element configured to rotate the tissue anchor so as to facilitate anchoring of the tissue anchor into the tissue of the patient while not rotating the tissue-coupling-element holder with respect to the shaft.

    Techniques for guided advancement of a tool

    公开(公告)号:US11583400B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US16796262

    申请日:2020-02-20

    发明人: Tal Reich Eran Miller

    摘要: A sheath is transluminally introduced a sheath into an atrium of a heart of a subject. A guide member is advanced out of the sheath and to a chorda tendinea of the heart, the guide member having a proximal portion that includes a longitudinal element, and a distal portion that includes a helical chord-engaging element. The chord-engaging element is wrapped around the chorda tendinea. While the chord-engaging element remains wrapped around the chorda tendinea, (i) the chord-engaging element is slid over the chorda tendinea toward a papillary muscle that is coupled to the chorda tendinea; and (ii) subsequently, a tool is moved out of the sheath and toward the papillary muscle by sliding the tool along the longitudinal element. Other embodiments are also described.

    Apparatus and method for guide-wire based advancement of an adjustable implant

    公开(公告)号:US11617652B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US17001566

    申请日:2020-08-24

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24 A61B17/04 A61B17/00

    摘要: A tissue-engaging element has a distal portion configured to engage a portion of tissue of the heart. A guide member is reversibly coupled to the tissue-engaging element. An elongate implant has a distal end and a proximal end, at least the distal end being slidably coupled to the guide member. A tool is slidable along the guide member distally toward the tissue-engaging element while (i) the tool is coupled to at least the distal end of the elongate implant, and (ii) the guide member is coupled to the tissue-engaging element, such that sliding of the tool along the guide member distally toward the tissue-engaging element while (i) the tool is coupled to at least the distal end of the elongate implant, and (ii) the guide member is coupled to the tissue-engaging element, slides at least the distal end of the elongate implant toward the tissue-engaging element.