US 7,320,665 B2 | ||
Cardiac Ventricular Geometry Restoration Device and Treatment for Heart Failure | ||
Venkataramana Vijay, 204 Delafield Ave., Staten Island, N.Y. 10301 (US) | ||
Filed on Jul. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/457,648. | ||
Application 11/457648 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/070789, filed on Mar. 02, 2005, abandoned. | ||
Prior Publication US 2006/0293739 A1, Dec. 28, 2006 | ||
Int. Cl. A61M 25/10 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 600—16 [600/17; 604/912; 604/913; 604/915; 604/916] | 24 Claims |
1. An apparatus for cardiac ventricular restoration of a heart having a ventricular wall and a ventricular septum, comprising:
an asymmetrical balloon constructed in a size and shape which permit the balloon to be delivered to an interior of the ventricle
in an unexpanded state and being constructed to permit the balloon to be expanded once the balloon has been delivered to the
interior of the ventricle;
said balloon having a centrally located stem with at least one inflation port, said stem including a coupling device having
structure which permits the stem to couple to an inflation tube and a valve which automatically closes when the inflation
tube is uncoupled from the coupling device; and
an anchoring device coupled to the balloon and having structure which permits the balloon to anchor the balloon to the ventricular
wall or the ventricular septum.
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