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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Bioventrix, Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sing-Fatt Chin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Lon S. Annest, Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
BioVentrix, Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0435 (2013.01); A61B 2017/061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06028 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22054 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22067 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods to reduce ventricular volume are disclosed. The device takes the form of a transventricular anchor assembly, which presses a portion of the ventricular wall inward, thereby reducing the available volume of the ventricle. The anchor assembly is deployed using a curved introducer that may be inserted into one ventricle, through the septum and into the opposite ventricle. Barbs or protrusions along a tension member of the anchor assembly combined with a mechanical stop and a sealing member hold the device in place once deployed.