SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLUME REDUCTION
First Claim
1. A ventricular chamber volume reduction system, wherein the ventricular chamber has an apex and a wall, comprising:
- a frame comprising an anchor radially extending from the frame;
a containment device deliverable through an intravascular catheter into a ventricular chamber and expandable from a collapsed shape to a filled shape once delivered into the ventricular chamber; and
a filler within the containment device, wherein the filler expands the containment device from the collapsed shape to the filled shape; and
wherein the containment device is configured to fit to the contour of the ventricular chamber wall extending from the apex of the ventricular chamber to the surface of the containment device farthest away from the apex, and wherein the containment device is configured to substantially fill the volume between the surface of the containment device farthest away from the apex and the apex.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for reducing the effective volume of a cardiac ventricle. A ventricular volume reduction system may include a containment system or container body deliverable through a catheter into the ventricle, with the containment system or container body being fillable to occupy space within the ventricle. A ventricular volume reduction system may include a partition that sequesters a portion of the ventricle and separates it from the flow path of blood in the ventricle. Methods for reducing the effective ventricular chamber volume may include placement of the containment system, the container body or the partition within the ventricle.
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20 Claims
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1. A ventricular chamber volume reduction system, wherein the ventricular chamber has an apex and a wall, comprising:
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a frame comprising an anchor radially extending from the frame; a containment device deliverable through an intravascular catheter into a ventricular chamber and expandable from a collapsed shape to a filled shape once delivered into the ventricular chamber; and a filler within the containment device, wherein the filler expands the containment device from the collapsed shape to the filled shape; and wherein the containment device is configured to fit to the contour of the ventricular chamber wall extending from the apex of the ventricular chamber to the surface of the containment device farthest away from the apex, and wherein the containment device is configured to substantially fill the volume between the surface of the containment device farthest away from the apex and the apex. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A ventricular chamber volume reduction system, comprising:
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a frame comprising an anchor extending radially from the frame; a container body deliverable into a portion of a ventricular chamber, and wherein the container body is expandable from a first shape to a second shape when delivered into the ventricular chamber, the container body having a tissue surface in contact with a wall of the ventricular chamber and an exposed surface facing into the volume of the ventricular chamber not occupied by the container body, and wherein the exposed surface substantially spans across the ventricular chamber, wherein the container body comprises a fillport, and wherein the container body is attached to the frame, wherein the second shape of the container body occupies substantially all of the space in the ventricular chamber between the wall of the portion of the ventricular chamber and the exposed surface, and wherein the second shape of the container body is in contact with the wall from the apex of the ventricular chamber to the surface of the container farthest away from the apex, thereby reducing ventricular volume exposed to a flow of blood. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A ventricular chamber volume reduction system, comprising:
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a frame comprising an anchor extending radially from the frame; a partition sequestering a portion of a ventricular chamber, thereby substantially removing the portion from a flow path for blood flowing within the ventricular chamber, the partition having an exposed surface facing the flow path, wherein placement of the partition decreases volume of blood flowing along the flow path within the ventricular chamber, and wherein the partition is resilient; and a fillable container volume having a substantially open central port, the container volume configured to be positioned between the partition and the apex portion of the ventricular chamber, wherein the container is configured to contact the wall of the ventricular chamber from the apex extending to the terminal end of the container adjacent to the partition, and wherein the container is configured to allow the resilient movement of the partition within the central port. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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