APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TO MODIFY GENE EXPRESSION IN CARDIAC TISSUE

• US 20110093028A1
• Filed: 10/25/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Impulse Dynamics NV
• Original Assignee: Impulse Dynamics NV
• Inventors: Mika, Yuval, Haddad, Walid, Rousso, Benny, Sabbah, Hani N.
• Granted Patent: US 8,326,416 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/9
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0587 Epicardial electrode systems; Endocardial electrodes piercing the pericardium
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/326 for promoting growth of cells, e.g. bone cells
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3627 for treating a mechanical deficiency of the heart, e.g. congestive heart failure or cardiomyopathy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36557 controlled by chemical substances in blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 9/04 Inotropic agents, i.e. stimulants of cardiac contraction; Drugs for heart failure

Abstract

The description above should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention to the specific embodiments described, which are provided merely as examples or illustrations. The scope of the invention encompasses interchangeable substitutions that are known to or would be appreciated by those skilled in the art. Many other variations are possible. Thus, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, rather than by only the examples given above.

Claims

1. A device configured to deliver non-excitatory or non-excitatory and excitatory signals to heart tissue that will modify gene expression of muscle cells in the heart tissue in a way to improve the cardiac function of the cells.