Ventricular partitioning device

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A - Human Necessities

61

F

A61F 2/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2559320

This invention is directed to a partitioning device (10) for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion. The device is particularly suitable for treating patients with congestive heart failure. The partitioning device has a reinforced, expandable membrane (11) which separates the productive and non-productive portions of the heart chamber aid a support (13) or spacing member extending between the reinforced membrane and the wall of the patient's heart chamber. The support or spacing member has a non-traumatic distal end (19) to engage the ventricular wall.

L'invention concerne un séparateur (10) de cavité cardiaque en partie productive et partie non productive. Le séparateur est particulièrement utile pour le traitement des patients atteints d'insuffisance cardiaque congestive, comportant une membrane extensible renforcée (11) qui sépare les deux parties citées de la cavité cardiaque et un support (13) ou espaceur s'étendant entre la membrane et la paroi de la cavité. Le support ou l'espaceur comporte une extrémité distale non traumatique (19) qui s'imbrique avec la paroi ventriculaire.

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