US 12,138,185 B2
Pulmonary artery implant apparatus and methods of use thereof
Elchanan Bruckheimer, Zikhron-Yaakov (IL); Tanhum Feld, Moshav Merhavia (IL); Gil Naor, Hofit (IL); and Stephen F. Bellomo, Zichron Yakov (IL)
Assigned to Restore Medical Ltd., Or Yehuda (IL)
Filed by Restore Medical Ltd., Or Yehuda (IL)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/373,985.
Application 17/373,985 is a continuation of application No. 16/888,872, filed on Jun. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,717,425.
Application 16/888,872 is a continuation of application No. 15/327,075, granted, now 10,667,931, issued on Jun. 2, 2020, previously published as PCT/IL2015/050745, filed on Jul. 20, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/026,656, filed on Jul. 20, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338465 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/856 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01)
CPC A61F 2/915 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12104 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/2421 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/856 (2013.01); A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2002/061 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/825 (2013.01); A61F 2002/828 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8486 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91508 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An in-vivo intravascular apparatus for reducing symptoms associated with left ventricle failure in a human adult comprising:
(a) an anchor frame configured for anchoring the apparatus to a branch pulmonary artery of a human heart;
(b) a device frame including a flow restrictor, wherein said flow restrictor is configured to increase resistance of flow flowing out from a right ventricle of the human heart; and
(c) a connecting section connecting said device frame to said anchor frame;
(d) at least one pressure sensor attached to at least one of said anchor frame, device frame and connecting section.