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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Sheba Impact Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Ehud Raanani, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Boris Orlov, Rishon Letzion, IL (US);
Sheba Impact Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for use with an annuloplasty ring (), and an atrioventricular valve of a heart of a mammalian subject, the atrioventricular valve including a valve annulus, valve leaflets, chords, and papillary muscles. A plurality of chord-manipulation arms () are configured to be deployed among the chords of the atrioventricular valve, and to cause a size of the valve annulus to decrease, by the chord-manipulation arms () being rotated such as to twist the native atrioventricular valve and pull the native atrioventricular valve radially inwards, by the chord-manipulation arms () deflecting the chords. The chord-manipulation arms () are configured to subsequently provide a counterforce against which the annuloplasty ring () is pushed, during implantation of the annuloplasty ring (). Other applications are also described.