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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Lon S. Annest, Tacoma, WA (US);
Arthur A. Bertolero, Danville, CA (US);
Sing-fatt Chin, Fremont, CA (US);
David K. Swanson, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lon S. Annest, Tacoma, WA (US);
Arthur A. Bertolero, Danville, CA (US);
Sing-Fatt Chin, Fremont, CA (US);
David K. Swanson, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
BioVentrix (a CHF Technologies Company), San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for treating a heart of a patient may make use of one or more implant structures which limit a size of a chamber of the heart, such as by deploying a tensile member to bring a wall of the heart toward (optionally into contact with) a septum of the heart.