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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Applicant:
Kalyanam Shivkumar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kalyanam Shivkumar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/04 (2016.02); A61B 18/16 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0418 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0481 (2016.02);
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for preventing injury to a target tissue in proximity to the heart. The methods may include the use a device to externally manipulate the heart to move a portion of the heart away from the target tissue. The methods may also include applying therapy to the heart with the device.