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US 6,332,863 B1Granted
Heart wall tension reduction kit
AssigneeMyocor, Inc.
InventorsCyril J. Schweich, Jr., Todd J. Mortier
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Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of a failing heart by reducing the wall tension therein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a tension member for drawing at least two walls of a heart chamber toward each other. Methods for placing the apparatus on the heart are also provided.
Claims39
A kit for treating a heart, comprising:
- a guide mechanism having a first end and a second end, said guide mechanism being capable of extending through a heart wall surrounding a heart chamber so that each end of the guide mechanism is external the chamber;
- an elongate member having a first end and a second end, said elongate member advanced through the guide mechanism such that, when the guide mechanism extends through the heart wall, the first end and the second end of the elongate member are external the heart chamber;
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- an anchoring device capable of coupling the elongate member to the chamber at exterior portions of the chamber.
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A kit for treating a heart, comprising:
- a hollow needle having a first end and a second end and a lumen therebetween, the needle being capable of penetrating a heart wall surrounding a heart chamber and extending through the chamber such that each end of the needle is external the chamber;
- a stylet capable of positioning within the needle as the needle extends through a heart wall;
- an elongate member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, said elongate member advanced through the lumen of the needle such that the first end and the second end of the elongate member are external the heart chamber;
- a leader member attached to the first end of the elongate member for advancing the elongate member through the needle and across the heart chamber;
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- a first anchoring member and a second anchoring member capable of coupling the elongate member to the chamber at exterior portions of the chamber corresponding respectively to the first end and the second end of the elongate member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.