Title (en)

DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING NATURAL HEART FUNCTION

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG DER NATÜRLICHEN HERZFUNKTION

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIFS ET PROCEDES SERVANT A AIDER LA FONCTION CARDIAQUE NATURELLE

Publication

EP 1294305 A2 20030326 (EN)

Application

EP 01939782 A 20010531

Priority

• US 0117637 W 20010531
• US 20840800 P 20000531

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0191667A2] Devices and methods for treating a diseased heart including devices and methods for remodeling or reconfiguring a shape of a diseased heart, assisting in function of a diseased heart, and stabilizing such devices on a diseased heart. In some embodiments, the devices and methods include one or more segments for changing a shape of the heart or a portion thereof, and methods for using such devices and methods.

IPC 1-7

A61F 2/00; A61F 2/02; A61B 17/00

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 2/2481 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2/2451 (2013.01); A61F 2002/249 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0191667A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0191667 A2 20011206; WO 0191667 A3 20020606; WO 0191667 A9 20020704; AU 6526401 A 20011211; EP 1294305 A2 20030326

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0117637 W 20010531; AU 6526401 A 20010531; EP 01939782 A 20010531