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Cardiac treatment apparatus

  • US 7,410,461 B2
  • Filed: 12/09/2002
  • Issued: 08/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cardiac treatment apparatus, comprising:

  • an elastic cardiac harness having a first row, a second row, up to an Nth row of elastic elements extending circumferentially around at least a portion of the heart, adjacent rows being connected by interconnecting elements so that all of the elements in all of the rows do not overlap;

    the elastic elements being formed from a metal alloy and adapted to cover at least a majority of a patient'"'"'s left ventricle to globally exert pressure that does not exceed 10 mm Hg on the patient'"'"'s left ventricle during the cardiac cycle, the elastic elements being sufficiently elastic such that the elements do not limit end-diastolic volume during filling of the ventricle.

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