| 摘要 |
<p>A medical device for facilitating a repair and/or replacement of a defective heart valve of a heart of a patient, said device comprising a loop shaped downsizing element (42, 102, 301) wherein said loop shaped downsizing element has a first shape to facilitate access to circumflex substantially all chordae (26, 28) of said heart valve, and a second shape to reposition said chordae (26, 28) towards a center of said valve to provide said downsizing, wherein said downsizing element is adjustable in a diameter thereof to provide adjustment of said annulus for said downsizing. (" xnW~ ii. /1/ / /y/: / I '4- ~ 'V "4. -4- . '4-- 'V V 4-.' 'I ~ 4-- 5 - 4- N ~ 4 ~-'~4-" -4-.-.' 4, 105 V V.-" -t N-"" 'V .4 '5 4-".' 4-4 -4------ Fig. 5b</p> |
