Title: Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing
Abstract: A system for treating the heart includes a cardiac harness associated with a cardiac rhythm management devise which includes at least electrodes and a power source. The cardiac harness applies a compressive force on the heart during diastole and systole. The electrodes will deliver an electrical shock to the heart for defibrillation and/or can be used for pacing/sensing. The cardiac harness and electrodes are delivered and implanted on the heart by minimally invasive access.
Patent Number: 7,149,588 Issued on 12/12/2006 to Lau, et al.
| Inventors: |
Lau; Lilip (Los Altos, CA), Fishler; Matthew G. (Sunnyvale, CA), Mar; Craig (Fremont, CA) |
| Assignee: |
Paracor Medical, Inc.
(Sunnyvale,
CA)
|
| Appl. No.:
|
10/793,549 |
| Filed:
|
March 3, 2004 |
| Current U.S. Class: |
607/129 ; 607/9 |
| Current International Class: |
A61N 1/05 (20060101) |
| Field of Search: |
607/129,130,131,132,9 600/16
|
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