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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Applicant:
4tech Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
4TECH INC., Waltham, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61F 2/2442 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/048 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0437 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0443 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0488 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8483 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8486 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided of reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation of a patient. A first tissue anchor is implanted at a first implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve of the patient. A second tissue anchor is implanted at a second implantation site of the patient, different from the first implantation site. After the first and the second tissue anchors have been implanted, a longitudinal member that couples the first and the second tissue anchors together is longitudinally deflected.