Method and device for percutaneous surgical ventricular repair
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1. A method for repairing a heart of a human, the method comprising:
- introducing a shaping device percutaneously into a vasculature of the human, wherein the shaping device is in an at least partially collapsed state and is coupled to a patch,delivering the shaping device and patch into a left ventricle through the vasculature,positioning the shaping device such that the patch substantially aligns with at least a portion of non-viable tissue in the heart,expanding the shaping device to an expanded shape,attaching the patch to at least a part of the heart such that the ventricle is restored to an appropriate size,at least partially collapsing the shaping device, andremoving the shaping device from the left ventricle.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, there is disclosed a method for repairing a heart of a human, comprising introducing a collapsed shaping device through the skin into the vascular system of the human, delivering the shaping device into a left ventricle through the arteries, once inside the left ventricle, expanding the shaping device to an expanded shape, imbricating a wall of the ventricle over the shaping device, collapsing the shaping device, and removing the shaping device from the left ventricle such that the ventricle is restored to an appropriate size.
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1. A method for repairing a heart of a human, the method comprising:
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introducing a shaping device percutaneously into a vasculature of the human, wherein the shaping device is in an at least partially collapsed state and is coupled to a patch, delivering the shaping device and patch into a left ventricle through the vasculature, positioning the shaping device such that the patch substantially aligns with at least a portion of non-viable tissue in the heart, expanding the shaping device to an expanded shape, attaching the patch to at least a part of the heart such that the ventricle is restored to an appropriate size, at least partially collapsing the shaping device, and removing the shaping device from the left ventricle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for reinforcing a human heart, comprising:
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introducing a securing mechanism percutaneously into a vasculature of a human body, wherein the securing mechanism is in an at least partially collapsed state; positioning the securing mechanism in the left ventricle such that a reinforcing element substantially aligns with at least a portion of non-viable tissue of the heart; coupling the reinforcing element to a part of the heart, wherein the reinforcing element is configured to inhibit expansion of the left ventricle beyond a predetermined volume; excluding at least a portion of the non-viable tissue from the ventricle; and removing the securing mechanism from the left ventricle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of reinforcing a portion of an endocardial surface of a human heart, comprising:
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inserting a catheter with a distal and proximal end percutaneosly into a vasculature of a human body; guiding the catheter into a left ventricle; deploying a reinforcing element in order to reinforce the portion of an endocardial wall, wherein the reinforcing element is configured to substantially constrain the left ventricle to a predetermined maximum volume; matching a first surface of the reinforcing element to a non-viable portion of the endocardium; reforming the left ventricle to an appropriate shape and volume using a second surface of the reinforcing element; and removing the catheter from the left ventricle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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