Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for improving cardiac function by sealing a partitioning membrane within a ventricle
- Patent Title (中): 通过密封心室内的分隔膜来改善心脏功能的系统
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Application No.: US12422144Application Date: 2009-04-10
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Publication No.: US08388672B2Publication Date: 2013-03-05
- Inventor: Alexander Khairkhahan , Serjan D. Nikolic , Hugh R. Sharkey
- Applicant: Alexander Khairkhahan , Serjan D. Nikolic , Hugh R. Sharkey
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: CardioKinetix, Inc.
- Current Assignee: CardioKinetix, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Shay Glenn LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/06
- IPC: A61F2/06 ; A61M29/08

Abstract:
Partitioning devices that may be secured and sealed within a heart chamber for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion are described herein. The partitioning devices described herein may include a reinforced membrane with outwardly biased members. The reinforced membrane may have a central hub with a distally extending support stem with a plurality of feet which extend radially from a centerline axis and preferably have ends that are aligned in a common plane. These devices may be secured within the heart chamber by sealing them to the wall of the heart chamber, for example, by inflating an inflatable element on the periphery of the device. The non-productive portion may be filled with a material, including occlusive materials. Sealing and/or filling the non-productive portion formed by the devices described herein may help prevent leakage from the non-productive region. Also described herein are systems including these devices and methods of using them, which may be suitable for treating patients with heart disease, particularly congestive heart failure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090254195A1 SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING CARDIAC FUNCTION BY SEALING A PARTITIONING MEMBRANE WITHIN A VENTRICLE Public/Granted day:2009-10-08
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