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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
William C. Altman, Houston, TX (US);
Saurabh Biswas, College Station, TX (US);
John C. Criscione, College Station, TX (US);
Lewis D. Harrison, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael R. Moreno, Bryan, TX (US);
Dennis I. Robbins, Richardson, TX (US);
William C. Altman, Houston, TX (US);
Saurabh Biswas, College Station, TX (US);
John C. Criscione, College Station, TX (US);
Lewis D. Harrison, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael R. Moreno, Bryan, TX (US);
Dennis I. Robbins, Richardson, TX (US);
The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);
Corinnova Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a biphasic and dynamic direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having means for providing ventricular assist, ventricular support and diastolic recoil, or for providing ventricular support and diastolic recoil only.