US6595912B2
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
Assignee: Paracor Medical Inc
•
Filing: 2001-09-14
•
Granted: 2003-07-22
•
Expires: 2021-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
Inventors
- 👤 Lilip Lau
- 👤 Bill Hartigan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2478; A61F2/2481; A61M; A61M60/00; A61M60/10; A61M60/122; A61M60/126; A61M60/148; A61M60/165; A61M60/191; A61M60/40; A61M60/424; A61M60/438; A61M60/80; A61M60/855; A61M60/871; A61M60/873; A61M60/882; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/05; A61N1/0587; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/36; A61N1/362; A61N1/3627; A61F2/0063; A61F2002/0072; A61F2002/2484; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/02; A61M2205/0266; A61M2205/33; A61M2205/3303; A61M2205/35; A61M2205/3507; A61M2205/3523; A61M2205/82; A61M2205/8206; A61M2205/8237; A61M2205/8243; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49995
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A cardiac harness, comprising: first and second strands of material each having a plurality of hinges, each of said hinges formed by a pair of arm portions extending from a central portion, each hinge within said plurality of hinges of the first strand having both arm portions disposed within a hinge of the second strand, between the arm portions of said hinge of the second strand.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A cardiac harness, comprising: first and second strands of material each having a plurality of hinges, each of said hinges formed by a pair of arm portions extending from a central portion, each hinge within said plurality of hinges of the first strand having both arm portions disposed within a hinge of the second strand, between the arm portions of said hinge of the second strand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cardiac harness of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said hinges comprise Nitinol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cardiac harness of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said strands comprises a band.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cardiac harness of claim 1 , wherein hinges in the first and second strands are elastically deformable in a first direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The cardiac harness of claim 4 , wherein the first and second strands are movable relative to each other in a second direction over a range of positions, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cardiac harness of claim 4 , wherein the harness is formed of an elastically deformable material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cardiac harness of claim 6 , wherein the harness is formed of a metal.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of assembling a cardiac harness, comprising: providing a plurality of rings, each of said rings sized to surround a ventricle of a heart, each of said rings having a series of periodic undulations, each of said rings being unattached to other of said rings; and interconnecting the rings by interleaving said undulations without interrupting continuity of the rings.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of assembling a cardiac harness, comprising: providing a plurality of rings, each of said rings sized to surround a ventricle of a heart, each of said rings having a series of periodic undulations, each of said rings being unattached to other of said rings; and interconnecting the rings by interleaving said undulations without interrupting continuity of the rings.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of said rings comprises Nitinol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
A cardiac harness for placement around at least a portion of a patient's heart, comprising: a first strip having a first series of continuous periodic undulations and a second strip having a second series of continuous periodic undulations, the strips being elastically deformable in a first direction and being arranged substantially adjacent and parallel to each other; wherein at least some of the undulations of the first strip are interwoven with at least some of the undulations of the second strip so that the first strip is movable in a second direction relative to the second strip over a limited range, said second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
109 words
A cardiac harness for placement around at least a portion of a patient's heart, comprising: a first strip having a first series of continuous periodic undulations and a second strip having a second series of continuous periodic undulations, the strips being elastically deformable in a first direction and being arranged substantially adjacent and parallel to each other; wherein at least some of the undulations of the first strip are interwoven with at least some of the undulations of the second strip so that the first strip is movable in a second direction relative to the second strip over a limited range, said second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cardiac harness of claim 10 , wherein the undulations are elongate in the first direction.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cardiac harness of claim 11 , wherein the undulations are elastically deformable in the first direction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cardiac harness of claim 10 , wherein the first and second strips are movable relative to each other in the second direction substantially without resistance over the range.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
The cardiac harness of claim 10 , wherein the first and second strips are sized and configured to extend substantially around a patient's heart so that the undulations are elastically deformed and collectively exert an inwardly-directed compressive force on the heart during at least a portion of the cardiac cycle.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cardiac harness of claim 14 , wherein the cardiac harness is sized to exert an inwardly-directed compressive force throughout the entire cardiac cycle.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cardiac harness of claim 14 , wherein the undulations are arranged and configured so that they deform in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the heart.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The cardiac harness of claim 14 , wherein the inwardly-directed force is generally less than about 10 mmHg.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2826193A
Cited
US3513836A
Cited
US3464322A
Cited
US3587567A
Cited
US3613672A
Cited
US3983863A
Cited
US4048990A
Cited
US4192293A
Cited
US4261342A
Cited
US4372293A
Cited
GB2115287B
Cited
SU1009457A1
Cited
US4428375A
Cited
US4536893A
Cited
US4403604A
Cited
FR2527435B1
Cited
US4630597A
Cited
US4628937A
Cited
US4690134A
Cited
US4957477A
Cited
US4840626A
Cited
US4878890A
Cited
US4936857A
Cited
EP0583012B1
Cited
US4827932A
Cited
US4821723A
Cited
US5098369A
Cited
EP0280564B1
Cited
US4834707A
Cited
DE3831540C2
Cited
GB2209678B
Cited
US4960424A
Cited
US4976730A
Cited
EP0370931A1
Cited
US5186711A
Cited
FR2645739A1
Cited
US5057117A
Cited
US4973300A
Cited
SU1734767A1
Cited
US5087243A
Cited
US5131905A
Cited
US5429584A
Cited
US5119804A
Cited
US5169381A
Cited
US5197978B1
Cited
US5197978A
Cited
US5584803A
Cited
US5150706A
Cited
US5984857A
Cited
US5290217A
Cited
US5524633A
Cited
US5192314A
Cited
US5593441A
Cited
US5352184A
Cited
US5456711A
Cited
US5695525A
Cited
US5647372A
Cited
US5383840A
Cited
US5558617A
Cited
US5256132A
Cited
US5279539A
Cited
US5336254A
Cited
US5356432B1
Cited
US5356432A
Cited
US5571215A
Cited
US6125852A
Cited
US5848962A
Cited
US5385528A
Cited
US5533958A
Cited
US5800334A
Cited
US5385156A
Cited
US5910124A
Cited
US5507779A
Cited
US5509428A
Cited
US5582616A
Cited
US5593424A
Cited
US5433727A
Cited
US5749839A
Cited
US5545210A
Cited
US5534024A
Cited
US5603337A
Cited
US5990378A
Cited
US5849005A
Cited
US5865791A
Cited
US5647380A
Cited
US6224540B1
Cited
US5800528A
Cited
US5713954A
Cited
US5957977A
Cited
US6221103B1
Cited
US20020022880A1
Cited
US20020007216A1
Cited
US5782746A
Cited
US5853422A
Cited
US5979456A
Cited
US5976069A
Cited
US6126590A
Cited
US5702343A
Cited
US6165122A
Cited
US6077218A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2006-07-21 | 2007-01-20 | 2007-07-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2010-07-21 | 2011-01-20 | 2011-07-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2014-07-21 | 2015-01-20 | 2015-07-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |