Heart assist pump

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1990-10-22

1992-05-12

Isabella, David

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

Corporeal artificial heart, heart assist , control...

600 16, A61M 110, A61F 124

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051123495

ABSTRACT:
A temporary circulatory assist pump is disclosed for implantation in the heart of a patient through the femoral artery. The pump is driven by a flexible drive shaft extending through a catheter and being connected to a power source outside the body of the patient. The pump utilizes the moineau pumping principal to pump blood at a rate of approximately three to four liters per minute through the circulatory system of the patient.

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patent: 3479960 (1969-11-01), Cardoso
patent: 4817586 (1989-04-01), Wampler
patent: 4944722 (1990-07-01), Carriker et al.
patent: 4957504 (1990-09-01), Chardack
patent: 4969865 (1990-11-01), Hwang et al.
Hall, J. E. et al., A Pump for Extracorporeal Circulation, Medical Societies-New Inventions, p. 347, Feb. 14, 1959.

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