Initial United States experience with the Paracor HeartNet⁎ myocardial constraint device for heart failure  Charles T. Klodell, MD, David C. McGiffin,

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Initial United States experience with the Paracor HeartNet⁎ myocardial constraint device for heart failure  Charles T. Klodell, MD, David C. McGiffin, MD, Barry K. Rayburn, MD, Benjamin Sun, MD, William T. Abraham, MD, John V. Conte, MD, Stuart D. Russell, MD, Walter E. Pae, MD, John P. Boehmer, MD, Juan M. Aranda, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 133, Issue 1, Pages 204-209 (January 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.070 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Introducer sheath used to maintain stable access to pericardial space. B, HeartNet (Paracor Medical, Inc, Sunnyvale, Calif) delivery system. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 204-209DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.070) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Paracor HeartNet device (Paracor Medical, Inc, Sunnyvale, Calif) implanted on a heart model. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 204-209DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.070) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions