Method and apparatus for assisting a heart to pump blood by appl

Details Method and apparatus for assisting a heart to pump blood by appl Method and apparatus for assisting a heart to pump blood by appl

1997-10-17

1999-10-26

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Cardiac augmentation

623 3, A61M 112

Patent

active

059719109

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for assisting a heart to pump blood includes a housing that defines an internal chamber for receiving a heart. The housing has a first opening to supply fluid to the internal chamber of the housing. Uniform pressure is applied to at least a majority portion of an exterior ventricular surface of a heart that is placed within the internal chamber so that the heart is substantially uniformly deformed to simulate a systolic phase.

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patent: 3613672 (1971-10-01), Schiff
patent: 4192293 (1980-03-01), Asrican
patent: 4690134 (1987-09-01), Snyders

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