DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A HYDROGEL INTO A VESSEL SYSTEM
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602020064532
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2019-09-05
- Filing Date
- 2020-09-04
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2040-09-04
AI Technical Summary
Current treatments for ventricular arrhythmias, such as implantable cardiac defibrillators, are costly, painful, and ineffective in preventing re-entrant arrhythmias, and there is a need for a treatment that can restore electrical conduction across scarred myocardium without causing further cardiac damage.
A conductive hydrogel is delivered via a catheter into the myocardial vasculature, where it cures in situ to form a flexible, biostable, and conductive pathway across scarred myocardium, allowing for improved electrical conduction and reducing the need for defibrillation shocks.
The hydrogel restores electrical conduction across scarred myocardium, potentially eliminating re-entrant arrhythmias and reducing the power required for defibrillation, thereby preventing sudden cardiac death and improving cardiac rhythm management.