US Patent No: 8,277,372

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Cardiac support device with differential compliance

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Abstract

A cardiac support device comprising a jacket of flexible and biocompatible material having a first axis for alignment generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of a patient's heart and a second axis that is transverse to the first axis. The material exhibits an amount of expansion in response to a force applied to the material along the first axis that is different than an amount of expansion in response to the force applied to the material along the second axis.

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MARDIL, INC.ST PAUL, MN79

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alferness, Clifton A Redmond, WA 195 6259
Power, John Melmouth - 27 435
Shankar, Raman Jai - 2 0

Cited Art

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VASCOR, INC. (1)
5,558,617 Cardiac compression band-stay-pad assembly and method of replacing the same 95 1994

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