Damaged heart muscle after a heart attack can lead to structural remodelling (fibrosis) and decline in ventricular performance.

The Parachute device improves the cardiac output by partitioning damaged heart muscle in the apical region from normal muscle, allowing improvement of cardiac output and functioning of the left ventricle in patients with ischaemic heart failure secondary to infarction.

Implantation is accomplished through catheter-based insertion through the femoral artery.