Apparatus and method for cardiac tissue modulation by topical application of vacuum to minimize cell death and damage

US9131927B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences · US

Inventors

• Louis C. Argenta · Winston-Salem, US
• David L. Carroll · Central, US
• James Eric Jordan · Clemmons, US
• Nicole H. Levi · Winston-Salem, US
• Jie Liu · Houston, US
• Michael J. Morykwas · Winston-Salem, US
• William D. Wagner · Clemmons, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2009
• Grant date: Sep 15, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for treating cardiac tissue to modulate ischemic heart tissue with topical sub-atmospheric pressure to minimize cell death and damage.