Patent ID: 8500622
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A ventricular function assisting device comprising two or more arms each of which comprising a bottom end, a free top end and an intermediate section extending between said ends, wherein each arm is substantially a planar arm, wherein said bottom ends of said two or more arms are attached in a base section of said device thereby forming a flower cup configuration, and wherein said two or more arms comprise elastic elements or portions configured such that they are capable of elastically bending in radial directions relative to longitudinal axis of said flower cup configuration, and wherein said device is capable of being set into two conformations: i) a folded conformation, in which said two or more arms are pressed inwardly in a radial direction towards each other thus allowing fitting said ventricular function assisting device in a delivery tube or sheath in said folded conformation; and ii) a deployed conformation, in which said two or more arms are opened in a radial outward direction, wherein said device is adapted to be attached at said device base section to an apex inside a heart ventricle in said deployed conformation such that at least said arms' free top ends are pressed against the walls of said heart ventricle thereby allowing said two or more arms to elastically bent in radial direction during contractions of said heart ventricle and thereby store potential energy in said elastic elements or portions provided therein, and to release said energy during expansions of said heart ventricle.