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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
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;
Valtec Cardio, Ltd., Or-Yehuda, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus is provided, including a tube () shaped to define a tube lumen at least one implant () reversibly coupled to the tube (), and configured for implantation within a body of a patient. The apparatus also comprises two or more longitudinal guide members () disposed at least in part along a distal portion of the tube (), the longitudinal guide members () having distal portions thereof configured to be reversibly coupled to the implant (), and arranged such that application of a force to a first one of the longitudinal guide members () steers the distal portion of the tube () toward a first location along the implant (), and application of a force to a second one of the longitudinal guide members () steers the distal portion of the tube () toward a second location along the implant (). Other embodiments are also described.