| 20080294251 | LOCATION, TIME, AND/OR PRESSURE DETERMINING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF LESION-EXCLUDING HEART IMPLANTS FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIAC HEART FAILURE AND OTHER DISEASE STATES - Devices, systems, and methods for treating a heart of a patient may make use of structures which limit a size of a chamber of the heart, such as by deploying one or more tensile member to bring a wall of the heart and a septum of the heart into contact. A plurality of tension members may help exclude scar tissue and provide a more effective remaining ventricle chamber. The implant may be deployed during beating of the heart, often in a minimally invasive or less-invasive manner. Trauma to the tissues of the heart may be inhibited by selectively approximating tissues while a pressure within the heart is temporarily reduced. Three-dimensional implant locating devices and systems facilitate beneficial heart chamber volumetric shape remodeling. | 11-27-2008 |
