Percutaneous cardiac pump for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Details Percutaneous cardiac pump for cardiopulmonary resuscitation Percutaneous cardiac pump for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

1992-08-03

1995-11-14

Rimell, Sam

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604 98, 606192, A61M 2900

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054662214

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for cardiac resuscitation comprising an expandable member placeable inside the chest cavity adjacent to the heart and means for periodically displacing said expandable member by applying and releasing pressure to it via a rigid stem, so to alternately compress and decompress the heart and including numerous safety mechanisms to prevent injury to the intrathoracic organs and mishaps.

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patent: 5084060 (1992-01-01), Freund et al.

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