Heart wall tension reduction apparatus
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Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of a failing heart by reducing the wall tension therein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a tension member for drawing at least two walls of a heart chamber toward each other.
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34 Claims
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15. A method of treating a heart, comprising:
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providing a C-shaped device having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a first anchoring structure and the second end includes a second anchoring structure; implanting the C-shaped device adjacent an external heart wall; and passively compressing a heart structure with the C-shaped device, throughout a cardiac cycle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of altering a dimension of a portion of a heart, comprising:
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providing a device having a first end and a second end; implanting the device adjacent an external heart wall; and passively compressing a heart structure disposed between the first and second ends of the device, throughout a cardiac cycle. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of treating a heart comprising:
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providing an arcuate device having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a first anchoring structure and the second end includes a second anchoring structure; implanting the arcuate device adjacent an external heart wall, wherein the arcuate device is implanted external to a heart chamber; and passively compressing a heart wall with the arcuate device, throughout a cardiac cycle, wherein passively compressing the heart wall alters the geometry of at least one heart chamber. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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