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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Gary Erzberger, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12168 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ventricular partitioning device for isolating damaged tissue within a ventricle of the heart is disclosed. The ventricular partitioning device includes a disk-shaped portion configured to isolate a portion of a ventricular wall to facilitate remodeling of the ventricular wall. The device further includes an anchor configured to secure the device to the ventricular wall.