Method of making a tissue shaping device

Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining

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C029S557000, C623S002360, C623S002370

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07814635

ABSTRACT:
A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel. In some embodiments the device includes first and second anchors and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors, with the connector being integral with at least a portion of the first anchor. The invention is also a method of making a tissue shaping device including the steps of removing material from a blank to form a connector and an integral anchor portion; and attaching a non-integral anchor portion to the integral anchor portion.

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