Surgery – Cardiac augmentation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-19
2005-07-19
Manuel, George (Department: 3762)
Surgery
Cardiac augmentation
Reexamination Certificate
active
06918870
ABSTRACT:
A heart actuator device for use in heart assist apparatus, which device includes a paddle-like main body. The main body has a heart compressing wall, which in use is adapted to be affixed to at least a region of heart, and a distal wall, which in use is adapted to be distal that region of the heart. The heart compressing wall is movable in a direction relatively away from the distal wall, so as, in use to compress at least that region of the heart thereby assisting movement of the heart wall.
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Huang Yifei
Hunyor Stephen Nicholas
Plekhanov Serguei Michael
Heart Assist Technologies PTY LTD
Manuel George
Price D. Douglas
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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