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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
William E. Cohn, Houston, TX (US);
Aaron J. Hjelle, Champlin, MN (US);
Robert G. Walsh, Lakeville, MN (US);
Kevin Paul Bassett, Farmington, MN (US);
William E. Cohn, Houston, TX (US);
Aaron J. Hjelle, Champlin, MN (US);
Robert G. Walsh, Lakeville, MN (US);
Kevin Paul Bassett, Farmington, MN (US);
Mardil, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for implanting a cardiac support device (CSD) on a patient's heart. An amount of contrast agent sufficient to cause structures on the heart to be visible upon fluoroscopic or other imaging is introduced into the pericardial space surrounding the heart. The heart and contrast agent are imaged to provide a visual indication of the location of the structures of the heart. The CSD is placed on the heart using the visual indications provided by the imaging.