Device for treating heart failure Number:7,435,213 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) owispatent A cardiac harness is configured to fit about a portion of a patient's heart so as to exert a compressive force on the heart during at least a portion of the cardiac cycle. The harness can be constructed of a plurality of individual modules assembled ex vivo or in vivo. The modules can have different physical characteristics, such as having different compliance, and may or may not include spring hinges. Portions of a cardiac harness can be connected to each other using a coupling mechanism such as, for example, a zip coupler.<H treating, failure, Device, for, trea, 7435213.html, Patent, pto, 7435213

Title: Device for treating heart failure

Abstract: A cardiac harness is configured to fit about a portion of a patient's heart so as to exert a compressive force on the heart during at least a portion of the cardiac cycle. The harness can be constructed of a plurality of individual modules assembled ex vivo or in vivo. The modules can have different physical characteristics, such as having different compliance, and may or may not include spring hinges. Portions of a cardiac harness can be connected to each other using a coupling mechanism such as, for example, a zip coupler.

Patent Number: 7,435,213 Issued on 10/14/2008 to Lau, et al.

Inventors: Lau; Lilip (Los Altos, CA), Hartigan; William (Fremont, CA), Patel; Anuja (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Paracor Medical, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)

Appl. No.: 10/754,264

Filed: January 9, 2004

Current U.S. Class: 600/37

Current International Class: A61B 19/00 (20060101)

Field of Search: 600/16,37 36/50.1,110 385/100 128/897-898 606/157 623/66.1,3 601/11,152

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