A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist shape change of the ventricle during the mechanical cardiac cycle. Rather than imposing a dimension beyond...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6682474?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6682474 - Expandable cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure