Patent ID: 7878966
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A ventricular device comprising: a first ventricle anchor and a second ventricle anchor anchorable to opposed ventricle wall portions; and a ventricle body positioned entirely between the first ventricle anchor and the second ventricle anchor and extending between and terminating at the first ventricle anchor and the second ventricle anchor where the ventricle body includes a first body portion of fixed length extending from the first ventricle anchor and a second body portion of fixed length extending from the second ventricle anchor that is positioned in an extended configuration partially within a lumen of the first body portion, wherein a portion of the first body portion and a portion of the second body portion each are configured to extend through one of the opposed ventricle wall portions, and wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are slideable relative to one another to reversibly expand and collapse between a first length dimension and a second smaller dimension to provide cardiac assistance.