AU2012200629A1 - A Vessel or Sac Wall Treatment and a Cardiac Assist Device - Google Patents

Abstract

(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World IntellectuaL Property Organizatlion 1lta~onati B oitu III DIIIIIHIIH ID II IIIID 01111IID 11111 HI lI IIIII III Di Ii11111 (43) International Publication Date (10) International Publication Nunber 15 September 2005 (15.09.2005) PCT WO 2005/084730 Al (51) International Patent ClassItication7 , A61MM 1/12, (81) Designated States (unless othrwise indicated, for every A6 IF 2/04 kind of nalonal pnirelon avadable): AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, DB, DG, DR, DW, BY, DZ, CA, CII, CN, (21) Interational Applicallon 1tunber- C0, CIk, Ct., CZ, 0h, IK, 1DM, l/, FC, ih, HO, FS, H, PCT/AU2005/000299 GB, GD, GE, GII, GM, IlIR, IIU, ED, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, I.C. LK, I.R, L., I.T, IU, IL. MA. MD, (22) Internatioanal Filing Date, 2 March 2005 (D2.03.2005) IG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NA, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PII, PL, PT, RO, RU, SC, SD, SE, SO, SK, SL, SM, SY TJ, 'M, TN, TR,', T 1 , A, U(1, US, U, VC, VN, YIJ, ZA, (25) FilIng Language: English ZM, ZW, (26) Publication Liusgugt; English (84) DesIgnated State (unless othenrw e indicate, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, Sit, 1.S, MW, MA, NA, SD, SL, S%'/ , 11(1, ZM, (30) Priority i)ats ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TI, TM), 2004901071 2 March 2004 (02.03.2004) AU European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FL, 2004901070 2 March 2004 (02.03.2004) AU IN, (iii, IR, HI J, i , 18, ITl I ,', 1,U, MC. NI, PL., PTi RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAP (BF, BJ, CE, CG, CI, CM GA, ON, (71) Applicant and GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (72) Inventor: WALSH, Peter, William [AU/AlT; 21 Reedan Street, Everton Purk, Quenslund 4053 (AU). Publihed: - with international search report (74) Agents: BORG, Keith, Joseph et a].; Halford & CO, For two-Leer codes and other abbreviations, refer lo the "Guid Level 7, 1 Marlcet Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 ance Notes on Codes and Abbreviations'a ppearrng aw the begin (All ). ning ofqeach muguar isuse of the PCT Gazaertr (54) Title; A VESSEL OR SAC WALL TREATMENT AND A CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE (57) Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating a vessel in a human or animal body, with method including the steps of: preparing a palient; identifying a she in said vessel requiring treatment; positioning an implantable device against a portion of tubular or sac wall of said vessel at said site, whereby load applied to said vessel is borne by said wall (SO) and said device, said vessel being assisted by said device (410) when said wall and said device acts upon said load, said device including an energy storage means (112) which is charged wiLh a pressure or energy charge by meuns of said louad being applied to said vessel. The present invention further provides a treatment or assistance devi ce for operating in or with atubular or wal I sac of a vessel in a human or animal body, said device including A changeable volume portion which is adApTed to interact with said vessel so as to modify the volume of said vessel and an energy storage means (112) functioning with said changeable volume portion (24) whereby a deTease in the volume of said changeable volume portion ctmates a preosure or energy change in said energy storage means, said pressure or energy change being able to be subsequently released to cause said changeable volume portion to increase in volume,