System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive...

Geometrical instruments – Gauge – Anatomical

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C600S587000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07441342

ABSTRACT:
A method for use in reconstructing the left ventricle of the heart of a patient from a diseased state to an appropriate reconstructed state is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining the body surface area of the patient; determining a characteristic of the left ventricle which is the same in the diseased state as in the reconstructed state; determining an appropriate sizer based on the determined body surface area of the patient and the characteristic of the left ventricle which is the same in the diseased state as in the reconstructed state; identifying akinetic tissue within a heart chamber wall; making an incision through the akinetic tissue in the chamber wall; inserting said appropriate sizer into the chamber through the incision; removing the sizer; and, closing the incision.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5383896 (1995-01-01), Gershony
patent: 5454834 (1995-10-01), Boebel
patent: 5645568 (1997-07-01), Chervitz
patent: 5797960 (1998-08-01), Stevens
patent: 6383204 (2002-05-01), Ferrera
patent: 6613059 (2003-09-01), Schaller
patent: 6681773 (2004-01-01), Murphy
patent: 6702763 (2004-03-01), Murphy
patent: 6716234 (2004-04-01), Grafton
patent: 6959711 (2005-11-01), Murphy
patent: 6994093 (2006-02-01), Murphy
patent: 7189199 (2007-03-01), McCarthy
patent: 7213601 (2007-05-01), Stevens et al.
patent: 2002/0133227 (2002-09-01), Murphy
patent: 2003/0045896 (2003-03-01), Murphy
patent: 2003/0050659 (2003-03-01), Murphy
patent: 2003/0181940 (2003-09-01), Murphy
patent: 2003/0187362 (2003-10-01), Murphy
patent: 2004/0064014 (2004-04-01), Melvin
patent: 2005/0020929 (2005-01-01), Murphy
patent: 2005/0096498 (2005-05-01), Houser et al.
patent: 2005/0113810 (2005-05-01), Houser et al.
patent: 2005/0113811 (2005-05-01), Houser et al.
patent: 2005/0125012 (2005-06-01), Houser et al.
patent: 2006/0247764 (2006-11-01), Annest et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3999374

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.