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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dnyanesh Talpade, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ; A61B 5/042 ; A61M 1/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ; A61B 5/042 ; A61M 1/05 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for relieving stress on a heart muscle tissue in a wall of a heart having a chamber. A plurality of biocompatible and implantable elongate strips are configured to be connected to the heart wall and disposed about the chamber such that the elongate strips are arranged in spaced relation to one another. The elongate strips are bendable and are sufficiently resistant to elongation such that natural stretching of the heart wall does not cause elongation of the plurality of strips.