Patent ID: 6604529
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
A method of compressing and relaxing a chamber in a heart of a patient comprising the steps of:(a) inserting a plurality of ferromagnetic pellets into the anterior wall of the heart chamber; (b) inserting a plurality of diamagnetic pellets into the posterior wall of the heart chamber; (c) positioning a first electromagnetic field generator on a chest wall of the patient; (d) positioning a second electromagnetic field generator on a back wall of the patient; (e) generating a first electromagnetic field with the first electromagnetic field generator thereby pushing the ferromagnetic pellets in the anterior wall away from the first electromagnetic field generator and pulling the diamagnetic pellets in the posterior wall toward the first electromagnetic field generator to compress the heart chamber; (f) discontinuing the first electromagnetic field generated by the first electromagnetic field generator; (g) generating a second electromagnetic field with the second electromagnetic field generator thereby pulling the diamagnetic pellets in the posterior wall toward the second electromagnetic field generator and pushing the ferromagnetic pellets in the anterior wall away from the second electromagnetic field generator to relax the heart chamber; (h) discontinuing the second electromagnetic field generated by the second electromagnetic field generator; and (i) repeating cyclically steps (e)-(h).