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Endoventricular stay and delivery system

  • US 8,764,777 B2
  • Filed: 04/09/2009
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoventricular stay delivery system comprising:

  • an elongate delivery catheter having a lumen terminating in an open distal end;

    an elongate tubular stay adapted to be inverted from a) an implantation configuration having a memorized tubular shape with a first surface facing inwardly to b) a tubular delivery configuration constrained within the lumen of the delivery catheter with the first surface facing outwardly, the tubular stay comprising;

    a one-piece backbone extending the entire length of the tubular member, the backbone having first and second ends and a plurality of continuous segments defined therebetween, anda plurality of anchors formed integrally with the backbone and, when the tubular member is in the tubular delivery configuration, each anchor extends in a circumferential direction around the tubular member from the backbone to a tissue penetrating end of the anchor.

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