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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2007
Amir Gross, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Iftah Beinart, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Eliahu Eliachar, Haifa, IL;
Nir Lilach, Kfar Yehoshua, IL;
Ram Grossfeld, Haifa, IL;
Dmitry Golom, Haifa, IL;
Gideon Meyer-brodnitz, Haifa, IL;
Arnon Mosaiuf, Geva Carmel, IL;
Amir Gross, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Iftah Beinart, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Eliahu Eliachar, Haifa, IL;
Nir Lilach, Kfar Yehoshua, IL;
Ram Grossfeld, Haifa, IL;
Dmitry Golom, Haifa, IL;
Gideon Meyer-Brodnitz, Haifa, IL;
Arnon Mosaiuf, Geva Carmel, IL;
ValTech Cardio, Ltd., , IL;
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for repairing a valve of a patient, the valve including an annulus and at least first and second leaflets. The apparatus includes at least a first discrete segment and a second discrete segment of an annuloplasty structure, each segment being shaped to provide a respective lateral wall, each lateral wall being shaped to define at least one lumen of the respective segment. The apparatus further includes at least a first and a second control wire, each control wire configured for sliding advancement through both the first and second segments. The first control wire is configured to control a relative disposition of a first end of the first segment and a first end of the second segment. The second control wire is configured to control a relative disposition of a second end of the first segment and a second end of the second segment. Other embodiments are also described.