Method and device for percutaneous surgical ventricular repair
US7485088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2487
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, there is disclosed a method for repairing a heart of a human, comprising introducing a collapsed shaping device through the skin into the vascular system of the human, delivering the shaping device into a left ventricle through the arteries, once inside the left ventricle, expanding the shaping device to an expanded shape, imbricating a wall of the ventricle over the shaping device, collapsing the shaping device, and removing the shaping device from the left ventricle such that the ventricle is restored to an appropriate size.
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