Safety control valve for an artificial heart

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1984-06-28

1985-12-24

Apley, Richard J.

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

Corporeal artificial heart, heart assist , control...

91 28, A61F 124

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045596484

ABSTRACT:
A safety drive for an artificial heart, if the right drive should fail it is simply put out of operation, while if the left drive fails, the right drive, which is still functioning, is switched over to the left circulatory pump and thus serves as a system-internal backup drive.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2396984 (1944-08-01), Broadston et al.
patent: 4173796 (1979-11-01), Jarvik
The International Journal of Artificial Organs/ vol. 5, No. 3, 1982/ pp. 157-159, "Completely Integrated Wearable TAH-Drive Unit", H. P. Heimes, F. Klasen.

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