Cardiovascular pump system

Details Cardiovascular pump system Cardiovascular pump system

1986-10-30

1988-07-26

Apley, Richard J.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Corporeal artificial heart, heart assist , control...

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047597607

ABSTRACT:
Structure and a method of implanting the structure to assist a patient's cardiovascular system in pumping blood from a vein to an artery. A chamber is associated with a vein and an artery to allow blood from the vein to flow thereinto. A length of living muscle is associated with the chamber in a manner that contraction of the muscle will cause at least a portion of the chamber to contract and pump blood therefrom into the artery.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4652265 (1987-03-01), McDougall
"Left Ventricular Assistance in Dogs Using a Skeletal Muscle Powered Device for Diastolic Augmentation", Nielsen et al, Heart Transplantation, vol. 4, #3, May 1985.
"Biomechanical Cardiac Assist Cardiomyoplasty and Muscle Powered Devices", R. C. J. Chic, chapter 12 (by Khalafalla), pp. 168-176, Sep. 1986.

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