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Cardiac disease treatment and device
Assignee: Mardil Inc
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Filing: 2000-05-10
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Granted: 2002-07-30
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Expires: 2020-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A cardiac constraint device comprising a jacket of biological compatible material and an adjustment member. The jacket is adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and to permit unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to alter the internal volume defined by the jacket after the jacket is secured to the heart. The invention also provides a method for treating cardiac disease.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Edward Shapland
- 👤 Robert G. Walsh
- 👤 John David Dockter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:39
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/14; A61L31/148; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2478; A61F2/2481; A61L31/005; A61L31/02; A61L31/022; A61L31/04; A61L31/042; A61L31/048; A61L31/06; A61L31/146; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/003; A61F2250/0031
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A cardiac constraint device for treating disease of a heart comprising: a jacket of flexible material defining an internal volume between an open upper end and a lower end; said jacket adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond a maximum adjusted volume during diastole and permit substantially unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole; and an adjustment mechanism comprising a piezoelectric material, wherein said piezoelectric material is capable of reducing said internal volume defined by said jacket after said jacket is secured to the heart.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A cardiac constraint device for treating disease of a heart comprising: a jacket of flexible material defining an internal volume between an open upper end and a lower end; said jacket adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond a maximum adjusted volume during diastole and permit substantially unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole; and an adjustment mechanism comprising a piezoelectric material, wherein said piezoelectric material is capable of reducing said internal volume defined by said jacket after said jacket is secured to the heart.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein said piezoelectric material comprises polyvinylidine fluoride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
149 words
A cardiac constraint device for treating disease of a heart comprising: a jacket of flexible material defining an internal volume between an open upper end and a lower end; said jacket adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond a maximum adjusted volume during diastole and permit substantially unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole; and an adjustment mechanism comprising: at least one stay element positioned circumferentially around said jacket, wherein said at least one stay element is configured to cinch said jacket material to effectively decrease said internal volume defined by said jacket after said jacket is secured to the heart; and at least one receptacle configured to receive said at least one stay element and position said at least one stay element on an external surface of said jacket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
149 words
A cardiac constraint device for treating disease of a heart comprising: a jacket of flexible material defining an internal volume between an open upper end and a lower end; said jacket adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond a maximum adjusted volume during diastole and permit substantially unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole; and an adjustment mechanism comprising: at least one stay element positioned circumferentially around said jacket, wherein said at least one stay element is configured to cinch said jacket material to effectively decrease said internal volume defined by said jacket after said jacket is secured to the heart; and at least one receptacle configured to receive said at least one stay element and position said at least one stay element on an external surface of said jacket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A device according to claim 3 comprising a plurality of stay elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 3 wherein said jacket material comprises a biodegradable material and said stay element and receptacle comprise non-biodegradable material.
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