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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Backbeat Medical, Llc, New Hope, PA (US);
Inventors:
Howard Levin, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Mark Gelfand, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
BackBeat Medical, LLC, New Hope, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10181 (2013.11); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/1018 (2013.01); A61M 25/10184 (2013.11); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/368 (2013.01); A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/36117 (2013.01); A61N 1/37235 (2013.01); A61M 2025/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure by increasing secretion of endogenous naturetic hormones ANP and BNP such as by stimulation of the heart atria. Heart pacing is done at an atrial contraction rate that is increased and can be higher than the ventricular contraction rate. Pacing may include mechanical distension of the right atrial appendage. An implantable device is used to periodically cyclically stretch the walls of the appendage with an implanted balloon.