CARDIAC MASSAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

This invention is a device (10) for performing minimally invasive closed chest heart massage comprising a support (12) having a plurality of curved, deploying struts (16), optionally carrying a sheet (26) or inflatable bladder (40) for engaging the pericardium. The struts (16) are delivered to the space between the pericardium, and the posterior rib cage in a radially collapsed configuration that are deployed radially outwardly with minimum advancement in the axial direction.