WO2004066805A3 - In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function - Google Patents

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WO2004066805A3
WO2004066805A3 PCT/IL2004/000072 IL2004000072W WO2004066805A3 WO 2004066805 A3 WO2004066805 A3 WO 2004066805A3 IL 2004000072 W IL2004000072 W IL 2004000072W WO 2004066805 A3 WO2004066805 A3 WO 2004066805A3
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vivo device
ventricular function
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Shay Dubi
Yair Feld
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Corassist Cardiovascular Ltd
Shay Dubi
Yair Feld
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Priority to EP04705148.7A priority Critical patent/EP1594569B1/en
Priority to CA2513726A priority patent/CA2513726C/en
Priority to JP2006502622A priority patent/JP5235053B2/en
Priority to AU2004208576A priority patent/AU2004208576B2/en
Priority to US10/543,406 priority patent/US20060241334A1/en
Publication of WO2004066805A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004066805A2/en
Publication of WO2004066805A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004066805A3/en
Priority to IL169706A priority patent/IL169706A/en
Priority to US13/211,455 priority patent/US20110313436A1/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/24—Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the heart muscle; Transmyocardial revascularisation [TMR] devices; Valves implantable in the body
    • A61F2/2478—Passive devices for improving the function of the heart muscle, i.e. devices for reshaping the external surface of the heart, e.g. bags, strips or bands
    • A61F2/2481—Devices outside the heart wall, e.g. bags, strips or bands
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
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    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00238—Type of minimally invasive operation
    • A61B2017/00243—Type of minimally invasive operation cardiac
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    • A61B2017/00831—Material properties
    • A61B2017/00867—Material properties shape memory effect
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    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
    • A61B2017/044—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors with a threaded shaft, e.g. screws
    • A61B2017/0441—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors with a threaded shaft, e.g. screws the shaft being a rigid coil or spiral
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B2017/0496—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials for tensioning sutures

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Abstract

The present invention provides an in vivo device (10) for improving diastolic function of the heart (16).
PCT/IL2004/000072 2003-01-27 2004-01-26 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function WO2004066805A2 (en)

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EP04705148.7A EP1594569B1 (en) 2003-01-27 2004-01-26 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function
CA2513726A CA2513726C (en) 2003-01-27 2004-01-26 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function
JP2006502622A JP5235053B2 (en) 2003-01-27 2004-01-26 In vivo device for improving ventricular diastolic function
AU2004208576A AU2004208576B2 (en) 2003-01-27 2004-01-26 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function
US10/543,406 US20060241334A1 (en) 2003-01-27 2004-01-26 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function
IL169706A IL169706A (en) 2003-01-27 2005-07-17 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function
US13/211,455 US20110313436A1 (en) 2003-01-27 2011-08-17 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function

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IL154141A IL154141A (en) 2003-01-27 2003-01-27 In vivo device for improving diastolic ventricular function
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