BIPHASIC AND DYNAMIC ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODS WITH ASSIST AND RECOIL CAPABILITIES FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIAC PATHOLOGIES

摘要

The present invention provides methods and direct cardiac contact diastolic recoil device to improve diastolic recoil of a heart and includes a biocompatible film attached to or enclosing one or more structural elements that store elastic energy during heart contraction and release energy during heart filling.