Patent ID: 6986784
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A myocardial tissue implant device adapted to be implanted in a human myocardium having a predetermined thickness at an implant site, the implant being configured to resist migration and comprising: an elongate flexible body having proximal and distal portions, the proximal portion, prior to implantation, having a larger profile than the distal portion, the flexible body defining an exterior, a hollow interior, and at least one opening between the interior and exterior, and a tail at the proximal portion, the length of the implant being less than said predetermined thickness whereby the implant device may be implanted within the myocardium with at least part of the tail disposed below the external surface of the myocardium and the distal portion being disposed proximally of the innermost surface of the myocardium.