Minimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failure
First Claim
1. A method of reshaping a patient'"'"'s heart comprising:
- gauging the size of the left ventricle;
determining the amount by which the left ventricle should be reduced from the gauging of its size; and
reducing the dimension of the left ventricle in accordance with the determined amount.
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Abstract
A method of treatment of congestive heart failure comprises the steps of introducing an aortic occlusion catheter through a patient'"'"'s peripheral artery, the aortic occlusion catheter having an occluding member movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position; positioning the occluding member in the patient'"'"'s ascending aorta; moving the occluding member from the collapsed shape to the expanded shape after the positioning step; introducing cardioplegic fluid into the patient'"'"'s coronary blood vessels to arrest the patient'"'"'s heart; maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood through the patient'"'"'s arterial system; and reshaping an outer wall of the patient'"'"'s heart while the heart is arrested so as to reduce the transverse dimension of the left ventricle. The ascending aorta may be occluded and cardioplegic fluid delivered by means of an occlusion balloon attached to the distal end of an elongated catheter positioned transluminally in the aorta from a femoral, subclavian, or other appropriate peripheral artery.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of reshaping a patient'"'"'s heart comprising:
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gauging the size of the left ventricle;
determining the amount by which the left ventricle should be reduced from the gauging of its size; and
reducing the dimension of the left ventricle in accordance with the determined amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of reshaping a patient'"'"'s heart comprising:
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introducing an expansible member into the left ventricle of a patient'"'"'s heart, the expansible member being at least partially collapsed;
expanding the expansible member within the left ventricle of a patient'"'"'s heart; and
reducing the volume of the left ventricle by an amount based upon the expanded volume of the expansible member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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17. A method of reshaping a patient'"'"'s heart comprising:
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encircling the heart closely with an adjustable length band;
determining the size of the left ventricle with reference to the length of the band; and
reducing the volume of the left ventricle by an amount based upon the determined size of the left ventricle.
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