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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Applicants:
The Texas A&m University System, College Station, TX (US);
Corinnova Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John C. Criscione, College Station, TX (US);
Saurabh Biswas, College Station, TX (US);
Michael R. Moreno, Bryan, TX (US);
Lewis D. Harrison, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Dennis I. Robbins, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignees:
The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);
CorInnova Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61F 2/2481 (2013.01); A61M 1/1068 (2013.01); A61M 1/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and direct cardiac contact device to improve the diastole phase and the systolic phase of a heart and includes a biocompatible film pneumatic locked to the heart to aid in heart compression and relaxation.