Heart assist system
CA 2466577 A1 · Owner: Fore Flow Corporation · Inventors: Aldea, Gabriel; Gharib, Morteza; Viole, Anthony J.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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An extracardiac pumping system (10) for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart. One embodiment and application of the extracardiac system comprises a pump (32) that may be implanted subcutaneously at or about the patient's femoral artery in a minimally-invasive procedure wherein the pump is powered by a battery (44) and a mechanism for charging the battery extracorporeally, whereby the pump draws blood through an inflow conduit (50) fluidly coupled to the patients femoral artery via, for example, a subcutaneous anastomosis connection, and discharges blood through an outflow …
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- Filed March 15, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 15, 2020.
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