Systems and methods for imbedded intramuscular implants
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1. An apparatus for promoting angiogenesis comprising:
- a flexible body formed of a biocompatible material and being dimensionally adapted for implantation within tissue of a muscle wherein said flexible body comprises a bellows for expanding and contracting responsive to muscle relaxation and contraction wherein said body defines a lumen that is adapted to maintain an open cavity in the tissue sufficient to permit blood pooling and external projections configured to create cavities between the tissue and the body to thereby stimulate angiogenesis.
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The invention includes systems and methods for stimulating intramuscular angiogenesis by placing a biocompatible device within the tissue of a muscle. The biocompatible device is dimensionally adapted for placement within the tissue of a muscle. Placement of the biocompatible device within the muscle can take place according to the method of the invention by using techniques familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art. Illustrative techniques for placement of the device within the myocardium comprise one practice of the method of the invention.
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1. An apparatus for promoting angiogenesis comprising:
a flexible body formed of a biocompatible material and being dimensionally adapted for implantation within tissue of a muscle wherein said flexible body comprises a bellows for expanding and contracting responsive to muscle relaxation and contraction wherein said body defines a lumen that is adapted to maintain an open cavity in the tissue sufficient to permit blood pooling and external projections configured to create cavities between the tissue and the body to thereby stimulate angiogenesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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