Location, time, and/or pressure determining devices, systems, and methods for deployment of lesion-excluding heart implants for treatment of cardiac heart failure and other disease states
US9211115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/2484
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for treating a heart of a patient may make use of structures which limit a size of a chamber of the heart, such as by deploying one or more tensile member to bring a wall of the heart and a septum of the heart into contact. A plurality of tension members may help exclude scar tissue and provide a more effective remaining ventricle chamber. The implant may be deployed during beating of the heart, often in a minimally invasive or less-invasive manner. Trauma to the tissues of the heart may be inhibited by selectively approximating tissues while a pressure within the heart is temporarily reduced. Three-dimensional implant locating devices and systems facilitate beneficial heart chamber volumetric shape remodeling.
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