A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/24 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2402504
A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
La présente invention concerne un harnais cardiaque permettant de traiter l'insuffisance cardiaque congestive. Ce harnais exerce un renfort élastique et de compression sur le ventricule droit, afin de réduire la tension de paroi délétère et de résister au changement de forme du ventricule lors du cycle cardiaque mécanique. Au lieu d'imposer une dimension au-delà de laquelle le coeur ne peut pas s'étendre, ce harnais n'inflige aucune limite stricte sur le domaine d'extension diastolique du ventricule. Au contraire, le harnais suit le contour du coeur tout au long de la diastole et exerce de manière continue une faible résistance à l'étirement. La présente invention concerne également un procédé permettant de conduire ledit harnais cardiaque au coeur, de manière la moins invasive possible.
Hartigan Bill
Lau Lilip
Fetherstonhaugh & Co.
Paracor Medical Inc.
Paracor Surgical Inc.
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