Signal transmitting and lesion excluding heart implants for pacing defibrillating and/or sensing of heart beat
First Claim
1. A method for treating a heart, the heart having a first chamber bordered by a septum and a wall, the heart having a second chamber separated from the first chamber by the septum, the method comprising:
- deploying an implant into the septum and into the wall, the implant including a tensile member and a lead extending from adjacent the tensile member;
tensioning the tensile member between the septum and the wall to limit a dimension of the first chamber, wherein the tensile member draws tissue of the wall and the septum through which the tensile member passes into permanent engagement;
deploying the at least one lead from an epicardial surface of the heart to a contractile tissue at a different location on the epicardial surface of the heart;
transmitting signals between the implant and the heart with an electrode surface of the lead, wherein the electrode surface contacts contractile tissue, and wherein the signals are transmitted transceptally along an axis of the tensile member; and
pacing, defibrillating, and/or sensing characteristics of the heart using the transmitted signals.
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for treating a heart of a patient may make use of structures which limit a size of a chamber of the heart, such as by deploying a tensile member to bring a wall of the heart toward (optionally into contact with) a septum of the heart. The implant may include an electrode or other structure for applying pacing signals to one or both ventricles of the heart, for defibrillating the heart, for sensing beating of the heart or the like. A wireless telemetry and control system may allowing the implant to treat congestive heart failure, monitor the results of the treatment, and apply appropriate electrical stimulation.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for treating a heart, the heart having a first chamber bordered by a septum and a wall, the heart having a second chamber separated from the first chamber by the septum, the method comprising:
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deploying an implant into the septum and into the wall, the implant including a tensile member and a lead extending from adjacent the tensile member; tensioning the tensile member between the septum and the wall to limit a dimension of the first chamber, wherein the tensile member draws tissue of the wall and the septum through which the tensile member passes into permanent engagement; deploying the at least one lead from an epicardial surface of the heart to a contractile tissue at a different location on the epicardial surface of the heart; transmitting signals between the implant and the heart with an electrode surface of the lead, wherein the electrode surface contacts contractile tissue, and wherein the signals are transmitted transceptally along an axis of the tensile member; and pacing, defibrillating, and/or sensing characteristics of the heart using the transmitted signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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