Patent ID: 7189203
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for delivering a cardiac harness, comprising: an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said body having a cavity sized to contain said harness in a compacted configuration; a plurality of elongate push rods longitudinally movable with respect to said body, said cardiac harness releasably connected to each of said push rods such that advancement of said push rods in a distal direction moves said harness from said compacted configuration in said cavity to an expanded configuration outside said cavity, said apparatus further comprising a releasing member which releases the connections between said push rods and said harness upon actuation of said member by a user; and wherein said cardiac harness is releasably connected to each push rod at at least first and second longitudinally spaced locations.