DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS ENDO-VENTRICULAR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FAILING HEART

摘要

Devices and methods are disclosed for repairing a heart chamber, particularly useful for those who have suffered damage from myocardial infarction. A balloon is disclosed aimed at changing the shape of the volume of blood flow through a chamber of the heart from a spherical shape to a natural elliptical shape. This balloon has a magnetic outer wall which communicates with magnets on the outside of the chamber to form supports.