摘要 |
Device for reducing the antero posterior diameter of a heart valve annulus of a heart valve of the heart of the body of a patient, the device including at least one anterior heart tissue anchor, to be anchored to an anterior region of the heart valve annulus, at least one posterior heart tissue anchor, to be anchored to a posterior region of the heart valve annulus, and a displacement reduction mechanism, coupled with the anterior heart tissue anchor and with the posterior heart tissue anchor, the displacement reduction mechanism moving at least one of the anterior heart tissue anchor and the posterior heart tissue anchor, toward one another, when the displacement reduction mechanism is exposed to an energy emitted by an energy source located external to the heart.
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