Cardiac harness
US7022063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2481
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cardiac harness for treating or preventing congestive heart failure is configured to be placed about at least a portion of a patient's heart so as to apply a mild compressive force on the heart. In one embodiment, the cardiac harness is configured so that the variation of load as a function of expansion through a selected range of expansion is represented generally in the form y=ax+b, and the value of “a” does not increase as the percent expansion increases.
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