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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Valtech Cardio, Ltd., Or Yehuda, IL;
Amir Gross, Moshav Mazor, IL;
Iftah Beinart, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Eran Miller, Moshav Biet Elazari, IL;
Oz Cabiri, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Eliahu Eliachar, Hiafa, IL;
Nir Lilach, Kfar Yehoshua, IL;
Ram Grossfeld, Haifa, IL;
Dmitry Golom, Haifa, IL;
Gideon Meyer-Brodnitz, Haifa, IL;
Arnon Mousaiuf, Atlit, IL;
Valtech Cardio, Ltd., Or Yehuda, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus is provided, including a plurality of helical tissue anchors and an intracardiac annuloplasty structure defining a plane for placement on a heart valve annulus. The annuloplasty structure includes a plurality of compressible subunits, and a plurality of anchor mounts alternately disposed with respect to the plurality of compressible subunits. Each anchor mount (a) defines at least one opening for passage therethrough of a respective helical tissue anchor, (b) defines a path for passage therethrough of the helical tissue anchor, the path being aligned along an axis that is at a non-zero angle with respect to the plane of the annuloplasty structure, and (c) provides a structural element in the path for corkscrewing a distal portion of the helical tissue anchor therearound. Other embodiments are also described.