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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Adjucor Gmbh, Garching bei München, DE;
Inventors:
Stephen Manuel Wildhirt, Munich, DE;
Andreas Maier, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
AdjuCor GmbH, Garching bei Munchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2/2481 (2013.01); A61N 1/0597 (2013.01); A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/36514 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2484 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0097 (2013.01); A61M 1/106 (2013.01); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1067 (2013.01); A61M 1/1068 (2013.01); A61M 1/12 (2013.01); A61M 1/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heart support system featuring a sleeve sized to fit about at least a portion of an adult human heart in a living body, the sleeve having an inner surface arranged to contact the heart in use and a sheath extending about and constraining the sleeve. At least one of the sheath and sleeve carry a discrete mark detectable from outside the body with the sheath and sleeve implanted within the body. The position of the support system about the heart can be determined with reference to the mark.