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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
May. 06, 2002
Todd J. Mortier, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cyril J. Schweich, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert M. Vidlund, Maplewood, MN (US);
Todd J. Mortier, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cyril J. Schweich, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert M. Vidlund, Maplewood, MN (US);
Myocor, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The device and method for reducing heart wall stress. The device can be one which reduces wall stress throughout the cardiac cycle or only a portion of the cardiac cycle. The device can be configured to begin to engage, to reduce wall stress during diastolic filling, or begin to engage to reduce wall stress during systolic contraction. Furthermore, the device can be configured to include at least two elements, one of which engages full cycle and the other which engages only during a portion of the cardiac cycle.