Medtronic, Inc.

Emily A Grimm

Michael Gloss

William Berthiaume

Karan Punga

William W Chang

Fatemeh Fatemi Far

Caitlin Dorff

Matthew E Genovese

Aspects of the disclosure include bodily lumen reshaping and reduction systems, devices and methods. Such implants can include a plurality of anchors serially interconnected with a cinching member. Delivery devices of the disclosure are configured to deploy a first anchor into tissue. The delivery device can then deploy a second anchor and wind the cinching member around the second anchor to reduce a distance between the first and second anchors, placating the tissue between the anchors. Additional anchors can be similarly deployed and the cinching member can be similarly adjusted to reshape the lumen. Methods of deploying and reshaping a bodily lumen are also disclosed. In various examples, the bodily lumen is a heart valve, atrial appendage, portion of a gastrointestinal tract or urethra. Various embodiments include one or more anchors having a ratchet assembly or the like to substantially prevent the cinching member from unwinding.

Systems, devices and methods for reshaping a bodily lumen

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Petaluma, CA, United States of America

Emily A Grimm