Surgery – Internal organ support or sling
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-08
2005-02-08
McDermott, Corrine (Department: 3738)
Surgery
Internal organ support or sling
C606S155000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06852076
ABSTRACT:
A method and a device for improving cardiac function are provided. The device is packaged in a collapsed state in an end of a catheter. Portions of a frame construction of the device spring outwardly when the catheter is withdrawn from the device. Anchoring formations on the frame construction secure the frame construction to a myocardium of the heart. A membrane secured to the frame construction then forms a division between volumes of an endocardial cavity of the heart on opposing sides of the membrane.
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Nikolic Serjan D.
Radovancevic Branislav
Sharkey Hugh R.
CardioKinetix, Inc.
Duane Morris LLP
Lynch Edward J.
McDermott Corrine
Sweet Thomas J
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