US Patent 10357366 Implantation of repair devices in the heart

Apparatuses and devices usable for annuloplasty are provided. These can include a plurality of helical tissue anchors and an annuloplasty structure for placement on a heart valve annulus. The annuloplasty structure can include a plurality of compressible or adjustable subunits, and a plurality of anchor mounts alternately disposed with respect to the plurality of compressible/adjustable subunits. The anchor mounts are coupleable to the helical anchors and can define a path for passage therethrough of a respective helical tissue anchor. The apparatuses and devices can be independently adjustable and can be adjustable for treating various sizes of patient annuli. Other embodiments are also described.