Heart assist pump

Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Corporeal artificial heart – heart assist – control...

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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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Hall, J. E. et al., A Pump for Extracorporeal Circulation, Medical Societies-New Inventions, p. 347, Feb. 14, 1959.

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