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Cardiac reinforcement device
Assignee: Mardil Inc
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Filing: 2000-01-14
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Granted: 2000-12-26
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Expires: 2020-01-14
Abstract
Abstract The present disclosure is directed to a cardiac reinforcement device (CRD) and method for the treatment of cardiomyopathy. The CRD provides for reinforcement of the walls of the heart by constraining cardiac expansion, beyond a predetermined limit, during diastolic expansion of the heart. A CRD of the invention can be applied to the epicardium of the heart to locally constrain expansion of the cardiac wall or to circumferentially constrain the cardiac wall during cardiac expansion.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifton A. Alferness
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:35
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2478; A61F2/2481; A61M; A61M60/00; A61M60/10; A61M60/122; A61M60/126; A61M60/161; A61M60/20; A61M60/247; A61M60/253; A61M60/268; A61M60/40; A61M60/465; A61M60/47; A61F2002/2484; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A cardiac reinforcement device for constraining outward expansion of a heart wall of a patient's heart during diastole, said device comprising: (a) a cone-shaped biomedical material having an apical end and a base end and which generally conforms to an external geometry of said patient's heart; (b) said cone-shaped biomedical material being elastic and having a compliance lower than a compliance of said heart wall; (c) said cone-shaped biomedical material comprising a predetermined size selected to surround an external surface of said heart and constrain cardiac expansion during diastole beyond a predetermined limit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A cardiac reinforcement device for constraining outward expansion of a heart wall of a patient's heart during diastole, said device comprising: (a) a cone-shaped biomedical material having an apical end and a base end and which generally conforms to an external geometry of said patient's heart; (b) said cone-shaped biomedical material being elastic and having a compliance lower than a compliance of said heart wall; (c) said cone-shaped biomedical material comprising a predetermined size selected to surround an external surface of said heart and constrain cardiac expansion during diastole beyond a predetermined limit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 1 wherein said cone-shaped biomedical material comprises a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent open cell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 1 wherein said cone-shaped biomedical material has a lateral slot providing for selective adjustment of a circumference of said cone-shaped biomedical material to said predetermined size.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 1 wherein said apical end of said device is open.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 1 wherein said biomedical material is a polyester mesh.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 1 wherein said base end of said cone-shaped biomedical material includes a securing arrangement for securing said device to said patient's heart.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The cardiac reinforcement device of claim 1 further comprising an inflatable member sized for selectively adjusting said predetermined size of said cone-shaped biomedical material, said inflatable member sized for positioning between said device and said patient's heart.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
135 words
A cardiac reinforcement device for constraining cardiac size during diastole, said device comprising: (a) a biomedical material for contacting an epicardial surface of a patient's heart and configured to circumferentially surround said epicardial surface of said patient's heart; (b) said biomedical material comprising a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent cell; (c) said configured biomedical material having a base end and an apical end and formed into a jacket to surround said heart with said jacket having an internal volume to receive said heart; (d) said configured biomedical material being less compliant than a wall of said heart; and (e) said configured biomedical material providing cardiac constraint during diastole without substantially assisting cardiac contraction during systole.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
135 words
A cardiac reinforcement device for constraining cardiac size during diastole, said device comprising: (a) a biomedical material for contacting an epicardial surface of a patient's heart and configured to circumferentially surround said epicardial surface of said patient's heart; (b) said biomedical material comprising a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent cell; (c) said configured biomedical material having a base end and an apical end and formed into a jacket to surround said heart with said jacket having an internal volume to receive said heart; (d) said configured biomedical material being less compliant than a wall of said heart; and (e) said configured biomedical material providing cardiac constraint during diastole without substantially assisting cardiac contraction during systole.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 8 wherein said configured biomedical material is elastic.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 8 wherein said configured biomedical material is substantially non-elastic.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 10 wherein said biomedical material is a polyester mesh.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 8 wherein said configured biomedical material has a lateral slot for providing selective adjustment of a circumference of said biomedical material to a predetermined size.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 12 wherein said slot has opposing lateral edges which decrease said predetermined size of said circumference of said biomedical material by moving said opposing lateral edges together.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 8 wherein said apical end of said device is open.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 8 wherein said biomedical material is a polyester mesh.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
129 words
A cardiac reinforcement device, said device comprising: (a) a jacket of a biomedical material which can be applied to an epicardial surface of a patient's heart and which expands to a predetermined size, said predetermined size selected to surround said epicardial surface of said heart and circumferentially constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit, said jacket comprising: (i) a base end, said base end having an opening for applying said jacket to said epicardial surface of said heart by passing said jacket over said epicardial surface of said heart such that when applied to said epicardial surface, said base end of said jacket is oriented toward a base of said heart; and (ii) said biomedical material being elastic and having a compliance less than a wall of said heart.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
129 words
A cardiac reinforcement device, said device comprising: (a) a jacket of a biomedical material which can be applied to an epicardial surface of a patient's heart and which expands to a predetermined size, said predetermined size selected to surround said epicardial surface of said heart and circumferentially constrain cardiac expansion beyond a predetermined limit, said jacket comprising: (i) a base end, said base end having an opening for applying said jacket to said epicardial surface of said heart by passing said jacket over said epicardial surface of said heart such that when applied to said epicardial surface, said base end of said jacket is oriented toward a base of said heart; and (ii) said biomedical material being elastic and having a compliance less than a wall of said heart.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 16 wherein said biomedical material comprises a continuous mesh construction, said continuous mesh construction defining a plurality of open cells.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 16 wherein said apical end of said device is open.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cardiac reinforcement device according to claim 16 wherein said biomedical material is a polyester mesh.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
128 words
A cardiac reinforcement device for constraining cardiac size during diastole, said device comprising: (a) a biomedical material for contacting an epicardial surface of a patient's heart and configured to circumferentially surround said epicardial surface of said patient's heart; (b) said biomedical material comprising a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent cell; (c) said configured biomedical material having a base end and an apical end and formed into a jacket to surround said heart with said jacket having an internal volume to receive said heart; (d) said configured biomedical material being elastic; and (e) said configured biomedical material providing cardiac constraint during diastole without substantially assisting cardiac contraction during systole.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
128 words
A cardiac reinforcement device for constraining cardiac size during diastole, said device comprising: (a) a biomedical material for contacting an epicardial surface of a patient's heart and configured to circumferentially surround said epicardial surface of said patient's heart; (b) said biomedical material comprising a plurality of open cells, each open cell defined by multiple sides, each open cell sharing at least one of said multiple sides with an adjacent cell; (c) said configured biomedical material having a base end and an apical end and formed into a jacket to surround said heart with said jacket having an internal volume to receive said heart; (d) said configured biomedical material being elastic; and (e) said configured biomedical material providing cardiac constraint during diastole without substantially assisting cardiac contraction during systole.
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