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US20050137451A1 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tissue shaping device with integral connector and crimp

Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions Pty Ltd
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Filing: 2003-12-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2023-12-19
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Abstract

Abstract A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel. In some embodiments the device includes first and second anchors and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors, with the connector being integral with at least a portion of the first anchor. The invention is also a method of making a tissue shaping device including the steps of removing material from a blank to form a connector and an integral anchor portion; and attaching a non-integral anchor portion to the integral anchor portion.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lucas Gordon
  • 👤 Mark Mathis
  • 👤 Nathan Aronson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2442; A61F2/2451; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49609; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49947; Y10T29/49995

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
1 . A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel, the device comprising first and second anchors and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors, the connector being integral with at least a portion of the first anchor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 50 words
1 . A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel, the device comprising first and second anchors and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors, the connector being integral with at least a portion of the first anchor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
2 . The tissue shaping device of claim 1 wherein the first anchor comprises a flexible wire and a crimp holding a portion of the flexible wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
3 . The tissue shaping device of claim 2 wherein the crimp is integral with the connector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
4 . The tissue shaping device of claim 2 wherein the connector has a semicircular cross-section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
5 . The tissue shaping device of claim 4 wherein the connector has a radius substantially equal to a crimp radius.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
6 . The tissue shaping device of claim 1 wherein the first and second anchors each comprise a flexible wire and a crimp holding a portion of the flexible wire.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 24 words
7 . The tissue shaping device of claim 6 wherein the first anchor crimp and the second anchor crimp are integral with the connector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 16 words
8 . The tissue shaping device of claim 6 wherein the connector has a semicircular cross-section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
9 . The tissue shaping device of claim 8 wherein the connector has a radius substantially equal to a radius of the first anchor crimp.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 36 words
10 . A method of making a tissue shaping device comprising: removing material from a blank to form a connector and an integral anchor portion; and attaching a non-integral anchor portion to the integral anchor portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 36 words
10 . A method of making a tissue shaping device comprising: removing material from a blank to form a connector and an integral anchor portion; and attaching a non-integral anchor portion to the integral anchor portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 39 words
11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the integral anchor portion comprises a crimp tube and the non-integral portion comprises a flexible wire, the method further comprising disposing a portion of the flexible wire in the crimp tube.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 34 words
12 . The method of claim 10 wherein the blank has a substantially cylindrical cross-section, the removing step comprising removing a portion of the cylinder to leave a connector having a substantially semi-circular cross-section.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 51 words
13 . The method of claim 10 wherein the integral anchor portion is a first integral anchor portion, the removing step further comprising removing material from the blank to form a second integral anchor portion, the connector being disposed between the first integral anchor portion and the second integral anchor portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 45 words
14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the first and second anchor portions each comprises a crimp tube and the non-integral anchor portion comprises a flexible wire, the method further comprising disposing a portion of the flexible wire in the first anchor crimp tube.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 34 words
15 . The method of claim 13 wherein the non-integral anchor portion is a first non-integral anchor portion, the method further comprising attaching a second non-integral anchor portion to the second integral anchor portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 68 words
16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the first and second integral anchor portions each comprises a crimp tube and the first and second non-integral anchor portions each comprises a flexible wire, the method further comprising disposing a portion of the first anchor flexible wire in the first anchor crimp tube and disposing a portion of the second anchor flexible wire in the second anchor crimp tube.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 34 words
17 . The method of claim 13 wherein the blank has a substantially cylindrical cross-section, the removing step comprising removing a portion of the cylinder to leave a connector having a substantially semi-circular cross-section.

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