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US 12,318,295 · App. 17/991,790 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Cardiac prosthesis

Inventor: Randall Lashinski (Windsor, CA)
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
A61F2/2466A61F2/24A61F2/2409A61F2/2442A61F2/2445A61F2220/0016A61F2250/0039
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Patent No.
US 12,318,295
App. No.
17/991,790
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods for adjusting cardiac tissue are described involving adjustment of a frame element of an implantable device relative to the cardiac tissue. At least a component of the implantable device is rotated relative to the cardiac tissue and/or another component of the implantable device. At least a component of the implantable device is axially movable relative to the cardiac tissue and/or another component of the implantable device.

Claims (32)

1. A method of adjusting annular cardiac tissue, said method comprising:

advancing an implantable device to cardiac tissue, said implantable device including a first expandable portion and a second expandable portion, the first expandable portion comprising a plurality of angled segments extending circumferentially around a central axis, wherein the first expandable portion and the second expandable portion are advanced to cardiac tissue in a collapsed configuration;

expanding the first expandable portion radially outwardly from the central axis thereof at the cardiac tissue;

expanding the second expandable portion separately from the first expandable portion at the cardiac tissue;

engaging a portion of the implantable device with the annular cardiac tissue; and

rotating a component of the implantable device with respect to the annular cardiac tissue.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising axially moving a tissue-securing element of the implantable device with respect to the first expandable portion of the implantable device.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising axially advancing the tissue-securing element into tissue.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising rotating the tissue-securing element relative to tissue.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising axially securing the tissue-securing element with respect to the first expandable portion.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising rotating a tissue-securing element of the device relative to tissue.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising axially securing the tissue-securing element with respect to the first expandable portion.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising axially securing a tissue-securing element of the device with respect to the first expandable portion.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises axially securing a tissue-securing element with respect to the annular cardiac tissue.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising rotating the tissue-securing element relative to tissue.

11. A method of adjusting cardiac tissue, said method comprising:

advancing an implantable device to cardiac tissue, said implantable device including a first expandable portion comprising a plurality of interconnected elements, and a second expandable portion expandable independently of the first expandable portion;

engaging a portion of the implantable device with cardiac tissue; and

rotating a component of the implantable device threadedly coupled to the first expandable portion with respect to the cardiac tissue.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the implantable device comprises a tissue-securing element, said method further comprising axially engaging the tissue-securing element with the cardiac tissue.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising rotating a tissue-securing element of the implantable device relative to tissue.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first expandable portion further comprises a tissue-securing element engageable with the cardiac tissue.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising axially moving the tissue-securing element with respect to the cardiac tissue.

16. A method of adjusting cardiac tissue, said method comprising:

delivering an implantable device into a heart using a delivery system, the implantable device including a first expandable portion comprising a plurality of interconnected angled elements extending circumferentially around a central axis in a delivery configuration and in a deployed configuration, and a second expandable portion, the plurality of interconnected angled elements of the first expandable portion expanding radially away from the central axis and independently of the second expandable portion upon deploying the implantable device; and

rotating at least a component of the delivery system to adjust an associated component of the implantable device with respect to the heart to adjust the configuration of cardiac tissue within the heart.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising delivering the implantable device through the left atrium.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising delivering the implantable device transeptally into the left atrium.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising moving the implantable device with respect to the heart to adjust the configuration of the cardiac tissue.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

engaging a tissue-engaging component of the implantable device with cardiac tissue; and

rotating the tissue-engaging component of the device with respect to the annular cardiac tissue.

Continuity (6)
Continuation 17081128 · Oct 27, 2020
Continuation 15423374 · Feb 2, 2017
Continuation In Part 14427909
Provisional Application 62291347 · Feb 4, 2016
Provisional Application 61700989 · Sep 14, 2012
Related Publication 20230077976A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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