Method and device for endoscopic surgical ventricular repair
First Claim
1. An apparatus for reinforcing at least a portion of an endocardial surface of a ventricle in a human heart, comprising:
- a reinforcing element configured to have a first predetermined shape and a second predetermined shape, wherein the reinforcing element is configured to change from the first predetermined shape to the second predetermined shape while in a left or right ventricle of a human heart, wherein the first predetermined shape is configured to allow the reinforcing element to be moved through a human vasculature to the heart, and wherein the second predetermined shape is configured to reinforce at least a portion of an endocardial surface of a ventricle of the human heart, and wherein the second predetermined shape is configured to inhibit expansion of an average of an endocardial surface over a cardiac cycle of the heart.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclose a method for repairing a heart of a human. A method may include introducing a collapsed reinforcing element through the skin into the vascular system of the human. The method may include delivering the reinforcing element into a left ventricle through the arteries. Once inside the left ventricle, the reinforcing element may be expanded to an expanded shape. In certain embodiments, a reinforcing element may be used to structurally reinforce a portion of an endocardial surface of a heart. The reinforcing element may include a preshaped patch and/or a plurality of preshaped flexible conduits. The method may include deploying the reinforcing element soon after a myocardial infarction to inhibit naturally occurring remodeling of the heart. The reinforcing element may be deployed with or without the use of a shaper. In some embodiments, a reinforcing element may include an externally positioned apparatus configured to substantially reshape a portion of an interior chamber of a heart.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for reinforcing at least a portion of an endocardial surface of a ventricle in a human heart, comprising:
a reinforcing element configured to have a first predetermined shape and a second predetermined shape, wherein the reinforcing element is configured to change from the first predetermined shape to the second predetermined shape while in a left or right ventricle of a human heart, wherein the first predetermined shape is configured to allow the reinforcing element to be moved through a human vasculature to the heart, and wherein the second predetermined shape is configured to reinforce at least a portion of an endocardial surface of a ventricle of the human heart, and wherein the second predetermined shape is configured to inhibit expansion of an average of an endocardial surface over a cardiac cycle of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for reinforcing at least a portion of an endocardial surface of a human heart.
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