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US 7,158,839 B2Granted
Cardiac harness for treating heart disease
AssigneeParacor Medical, Inc.
InventorLilip Lau
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Abstract
A system for treating the heart includes a cardiac harness associated with a cardiac rhythm management devise which does not have a lead system. The cardiac harness applies a compressive force on the heart during diastole and systole, and the cardiac rhythm management devise will deliver an electrical shock to the heart for defibrillation and/or can be used for pacing/sensing. The cardiac harness and cardiac rhythm management devise are both delivered and implanted by minimally invasive access.
Claims12
A method of implanting a cardiac harness and a leadless defibrillator, comprising:
- providing a cardiac harness formed from a metal alloy;
- providing a leadless defibrillator;
- coating the metal alloy with a dielectric material to electrically insulate the cardiac harness from a defibrillating shock;
- providing a minimally invasive access site;
- inserting the cardiac harness through the minimally invasive access site and around at least a portion of the heart;
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- inserting the leadless defibrillator through the minimally invasive access site and around a portion of the cardiac harness.
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