Helifoil pump

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1990-10-25

1992-05-12

Shay, Randy C.

Surgery

Cardiac augmentation

623 3, 601181, 418900, A61F 124

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051122928

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 a helical-shaped foil impeller 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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