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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Lilip Lau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Anuja Patel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lilip Lau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Anuja Patel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Paracor Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating heart failure is configured to be placed about at least a portion of a patient's heart to apply a mild compressive force on the heart over a range of elastic deformation of the apparatus. The apparatus can be shifted to second range of deformation. In some embodiments, the apparatus is shifted to the second range of deformation by application of a stimulus or alteration of environmental conditions beyond a threshold level.