MAGNETIC IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR RESHAPING TISSUE

Methods and devices for reshaping or reforming tissue, such as a mitral valve of a heart, are described. An implant includes a generally flexible body and a plurality of magnetic portions such that the magnetic portions interact to cause a change in the shape of the implant, which, in turn, effects...

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Hauptverfasser:	MOADDEB, SHAHRAM, SHAOULIAN, EMANUEL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods and devices for reshaping or reforming tissue, such as a mitral valve of a heart, are described. An implant includes a generally flexible body and a plurality of magnetic portions such that the magnetic portions interact to cause a change in the shape of the implant, which, in turn, effects a change in shape of the subject tissue. In one example, at least one implant is positioned within a coronary sinus to affect the shape of the mitral valve annulus. The implant may further include fixation mechanisms for securing the implant within a vessel and may provide for removability after desired deformation of the subject tissue has taken place.