Patent ID: 8029556

Claim:
An apparatus for reshaping a dilated left ventricle of a human heart, comprising: an implantable body including an anchor member and an elongate pusher member comprising of a radially expandable stent having an unobstructed lumen extending therethrough, permanently fixed to the anchor member, the pusher member having a length sized to extend from a left ventricular outflow tract to an apex of the left ventricle, the anchor member having an expanded diameter sized for deployment in and permitting blood flow therethrough when implanted in the left ventricular outflow tract, the pusher member in a deployed state of the implantable body extending along a longitudinal axis from the anchor member to the apex of the left ventricle, the pusher member having a distal end portion adapted to apply a longitudinal force along the apex of the left ventricle to permanently elongate the left ventricle, thereby improving a pumping efficiency of the left ventricle; wherein the implantable body is configured to be delivered into the left ventricle by a delivery catheter and wherein the implantable body is configured for ejection from the delivery catheter for permanent implantation in the left ventricle.