Patents Assigned to Paracor Surgical, Inc.
  • Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
    Patent number: 6702732
    Abstract: A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Paracor Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lilip Lau, Bill Hartigan
  • Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
    Patent number: 6682474
    Abstract: A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Paracor Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lilip Lau, Bill Hartigan
  • Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
    Patent number: 6663558
    Abstract: A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Paracor Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lilip Lau, Bill Hartigan
  • Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
    Patent number: 6612979
    Abstract: A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Paracor Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lilip Lau, Bill Hartigan
  • Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
    Patent number: 6612978
    Abstract: A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Paracor Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lilip Lau, Bill Hartigan
  • Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
    Patent number: 6602184
    Abstract: A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Paracor Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lilip Lau, Bill Hartigan
  • Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure
    Patent number: 6595912
    Abstract: A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond which the heart cannot expand, the harness provides no hard limit over the range of diastolic expansion of the ventricle. Instead, the harness follows the contour of the heart throughout diastole and continuously exerts gentle resistance to stretch. Also disclosed is a method of delivering the cardiac harness to the heart minimally invasively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Paracor Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lilip Lau, Bill Hartigan