DEVICE FOR MODIFYING THE SHAPE OF A BODY ORGAN

摘要

Various embodiments of this invention provide a set of devices for use in treating mitral valve regurgitation, the set comprising: a plurality of tissue shaping devices having different lengths, each of the tissue shaping devices being configured to be deliverable to a coronary sinus of a patient within a catheter having an outer diameter no greater than ten french. Various embodiments of this invention provide a tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient's heart to reshape the patient's heart, the tissue shaping device comprising an expandable anchor adapted to contact a wall of the vessel with a radially outward force, the anchor comprising an expansion energy absorbing element.