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Autogenous cell patch cardio myoplasty and advanced muscle graft implantation system
   
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US Patent 6435190
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August 20, 2002
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A method of autogenous cell patch cardio myoplasty using noninvasive thoracoscopy is disclosed. A patient's greater omentum is separated from its point of attachment to either the greater curvature of the stomach or the transverse colon. All open blood vessels in the greater omentum are ligated to permanently arrest bleeding. The greater omentum is introduced into the left pleural cavity through an opening in the diaphragm. Muscle grafts are removed from skeletal muscle tissue of the patient and an opening is formed in the pericardium to expose an area of damaged myocardium. Following attachment of the skeletal muscle grafts to either the greater omentum or the damaged myocardium area, preferably using an advanced muscle graft implantation system, the greater omentum is wrapped around the heart and attached thereto in order to reinforce the muscle grafts and enrich them with blood flow from the greater omentum.
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August 20, 2002
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09/593,783
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June 14, 2000
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128/898  
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A61F   2/00   (20060101)   A61B   17/00   (20060101)  
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128/898   623/14.13   623/902   600/37   604/48   604/264  
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