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Cardiac reinforcement device
Assignee: Mardil Inc
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Filing: 1999-08-18
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Granted: 2000-12-26
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Expires: 2019-08-18
Abstract
Abstract The present disclosure is directed to a cardiac reinforcement device (CRD) and method for the treatment of cardiomyopathy. The CRD provides for reinforcement of the walls of the heart by constraining cardiac expansion, beyond a predetermined limit, during diastolic expansion of the heart. A CRD of the invention can be applied to the epicardium of the heart to locally constrain expansion of the cardiac wall or to circumferentially constrain the cardiac wall during cardiac expansion.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifton A. Alferness
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2478; A61F2/2481; A61M; A61M60/00; A61M60/10; A61M60/122; A61M60/126; A61M60/161; A61M60/20; A61M60/247; A61M60/253; A61M60/268; A61M60/40; A61M60/465; A61M60/47; A61F2002/2484; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
An arrangement for placing a cardiac reinforcement device onto a heart comprising: a cardiac reinforcement device, said cardiac reinforcement device comprising: (i) a biomedical material which can be applied to a surface of said heart and having a maximum predetermined size, said predetermined size selected to constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit, said cardiac reinforcement device configured into a jacket, said jacket having an open base end and an apex end; a placement tool for maintaining said open base end in a configuration for passing said open base end over said surface of said heart.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
An arrangement for placing a cardiac reinforcement device onto a heart comprising: a cardiac reinforcement device, said cardiac reinforcement device comprising: (i) a biomedical material which can be applied to a surface of said heart and having a maximum predetermined size, said predetermined size selected to constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit, said cardiac reinforcement device configured into a jacket, said jacket having an open base end and an apex end; a placement tool for maintaining said open base end in a configuration for passing said open base end over said surface of said heart.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said placement tool includes a loop around which said open base end of said jacket can be applied to maintain said open base end of said jacket in a configuration for passing over said surface of said heart.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The arrangement according to claim 2 wherein said loop comprises a guide tube, said guide tube capable of passing around a circumference of said base end of said jacket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The arrangement according to claim 3 wherein said loop further comprises a guide wire, said guide wire capable of passing through said guide tube at said base end of said jacket to selectively expand said open base end of said jacket into a configuration for passing over said surface of said heart.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said biomedical material is substantially non-elastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The arrangement according to claim 5 wherein said biomedical material comprises a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent open cell.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said biomedical material is a polyester mesh.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said apex end of said cardiac reinforcement device is open.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The arrangement according to claim 1 further comprising a cannula for insertion of said cardiac reinforcement device and said placement tool through a thorascopic incision.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
127 words
A system for cardiac reinforcement comprising: a cardiac reinforcement device comprising: (a) a cone-shaped biomedical material having an apical end and a base end and which generally conforms to an external geometry of a patient's heart; (b) said cone-shaped biomedical material comprising a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent open cell; (c) said cone-shaped biomedical material having a predetermined size selected to surround said external geometry of said heart and constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit; and a placement tool for maintaining said base end of said cardiac reinforcement device in an open position for passing said cardiac reinforcement device over said external geometry of said heart.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
127 words
A system for cardiac reinforcement comprising: a cardiac reinforcement device comprising: (a) a cone-shaped biomedical material having an apical end and a base end and which generally conforms to an external geometry of a patient's heart; (b) said cone-shaped biomedical material comprising a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent open cell; (c) said cone-shaped biomedical material having a predetermined size selected to surround said external geometry of said heart and constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit; and a placement tool for maintaining said base end of said cardiac reinforcement device in an open position for passing said cardiac reinforcement device over said external geometry of said heart.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system according to claim 10 wherein said cone-shaped biomedical material is substantially non-elastic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system according to claim 10 wherein said cone-shaped biomedical material has a lateral slot providing for selective adjustment of a circumference of said cone-shaped biomedical material to said predetermined size.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system according to claim 10 wherein said apical end of said cardiac reinforcement device is open.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system according to claim 10 wherein said biomedical material is a polyester mesh.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 10 wherein said base end of said cone-shaped biomedical material includes a securing arrangement for securing said device to said patient's heart.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system according to claim 10 wherein said placement tool includes a loop around which said base end of said cardiac reinforcement device can be applied to maintain said open base end of said cardiac reinforcement device in a configuration for passing over said external geometry of said heart.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 16 wherein said loop comprises a guide tube, said guide tube capable of passing around a circumference said base end of said cardiac reinforcement device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
The system according to claim 17 wherein said loop further comprises a guide wire, said guide wire capable of passing through said guide tube at said base end of said cardiac reinforcement device to selectively expand said base end of said cardiac reinforcement device to pass over said external geometry of said heart.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for reducing diastolic volume of a patient's heart, said method comprising: (a) selecting a cardiac reinforcement device said cardiac reinforcement device comprising: e (i) biomedical material which can be applied to an epicardial surface of said heart and having a maximum predetermined size, said predetermined size selected to constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit, said cardiac reinforcement device configured into a jacket, said jacket having an open base end and an apex end; (b) applying said open base end of said cardiac reinforcement device to a placement tool, said placement tool having a loop which provides for maintaining said open base end in a configuration for passing said open base end over said epicardial surface of said heart; (c) passing said cardiac reinforcement device over said surface of said heart; and (d) securing said cardiac reinforcement device to said epicardial heart.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for reducing diastolic volume of a patient's heart, said method comprising: (a) selecting a cardiac reinforcement device said cardiac reinforcement device comprising: e (i) biomedical material which can be applied to an epicardial surface of said heart and having a maximum predetermined size, said predetermined size selected to constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit, said cardiac reinforcement device configured into a jacket, said jacket having an open base end and an apex end; (b) applying said open base end of said cardiac reinforcement device to a placement tool, said placement tool having a loop which provides for maintaining said open base end in a configuration for passing said open base end over said epicardial surface of said heart; (c) passing said cardiac reinforcement device over said surface of said heart; and (d) securing said cardiac reinforcement device to said epicardial heart.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein said biomedical material is substantially non-elastic.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein said biomedical material comprises a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent open cell.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein said placement tool comprises a guide tube, said guide tube capable of passing around a circumference of said open base end of said jacket.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 22 wherein said placement tool further comprises a guide wire, said guide wire capable of passing around a circumference of said open base end of said jacket to selectively expand said open base end of said jacket into a configuration for passing over said surface of said heart.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 23 wherein said guide wire is passed through said guide tube at said base end of said jacket.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 19 further comprising passing said cardiac reinforcement device and said placement tool through a cannula through a minimally invasive incision into said patient's thorax.
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