EP 1768601 A4 20070815 - MAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RESHAPING HEART ANATOMY
Title (en)
MAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RESHAPING HEART ANATOMY
Title (de)
MAGNETISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR UMFORMUNG DER HERZANATOMIE
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIFS MAGNETIQUES ET PROCEDES DE REMODELAGE DE L'ANATOMIE DU COEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2005022461 W 20050623
- US 58825404 P 20040715
- US 14212705 A 20050531
- US 14207805 A 20050531
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2006019520A2] Systems, methods and devices are provided for treating heart failure patients suffering from various levels of heart dilation. Heart dilation treated by reshaping the heart anatomy with the use of magnetic forces. Such reshaping changes the geometry of portions of the heart, particularly the right or left ventricles, to increase contractibility of the ventricles thereby increasing the stroke volume which in turn increases the cardiac output of the heart. The magnetic forces are applied with the use of one or more magnetic elements which are implanted within the heart tissue or attached externally and/or internally to a surface of the heart. The various charges of the magnetic forces interact causing the associated heart tissue areas to readjust position, such as to decrease the width of the ventricles. Such repositioning is maintained over time by the force of the magnetic elements, allowing the damaging effects of heart dilation to slow in progression or reverse.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 2/2478 (2013.01); A61F 2/2481 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2002/249 (2013.01); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- No further relevant documents disclosed
- See references of WO 2006019520A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2006019520 A2 20060223; WO 2006019520 A3 20061221; AT E462373 T1 20100415; DE 602005020304 D1 20100512; EP 1768601 A2 20070404; EP 1768601 A4 20070815; EP 1773239 A2 20070418; EP 1773239 A4 20070815; EP 1773239 B1 20100331; JP 2008506457 A 20080306; JP 2008506458 A 20080306; JP 4896014 B2 20120314; WO 2006019521 A2 20060223; WO 2006019521 A3 20061221
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2005022461 W 20050623; AT 05763622 T 20050623; DE 602005020304 T 20050623; EP 05762115 A 20050623; EP 05763622 A 20050623; JP 2007521484 A 20050623; JP 2007521485 A 20050623; US 2005022462 W 20050623