Steerable lesion excluding heart implants for congestive heart failure
US7785248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00392
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for treating a heart of a patient may make use of one or more implant structures which limit a size of a chamber of the heart, such as by deploying a tensile member to bring a wall of the heart toward (optionally into contact with) a septum of the heart.
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