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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2016
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael P. Boutillette, San Francisco, CA (US);
James R. Kermode, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Miles D. Alexander, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Alexander Khairkhahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Serjan D. Nikolic, San Francisco, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Systems for partitioning a ventricle of a heart include a partitioning device or implant, and an applicator for inserting, repositioning and/or removing the partitioning device. The implant may support the ventricle wall and may reduce the volume of the ventricle. The delivery system for delivering and deploying a partitioning device into a ventricle may include a catheter having a distal coupling element for coupling to a partitioning device in a collapsed configuration; the catheter may also have an expansion member for applying force to the partitioning device to fully expand it into a deployed configuration and to secure or seal it against the ventricle wall.