Heart assist devices, systems and methods

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A - Human Necessities

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A61M 1/12 (2006.01) A61M 1/10 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2375962

A heart assist device (10) adapted for implantation into a patient (99). The device (10) includes an aortic compression means (60) adapted, when actuated, to compress an aorta (15) of a patient (99), a fluid reservoir (74) and a pump means (71) adapted to pump a fluid from the fluid reservoir (74) to the aortic compression means (60) so as to actuate the aortic compression means (60) at least partly in counterpulsation with the patient's heart. The fluid reservoir (74) is adapted to be wholly positioned within the chest cavity of the patient (99).

La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'assistance cardiaque (10) pouvant être implanté chez un patient (99). Le dispositif (10) comprend un élément de compression aortique (60) conçu pour, lorsqu'il est actionné, comprimer l'aorte (15) d'un patient (99), un réservoir de liquide (74) et un élément de pompage (71) servant à pomper le liquide du réservoir de liquide (74) en direction de l'élément de compression aortique (60) de manière à actionner ledit élément de compression aortique (60) au moins partiellement en contre-pulsation avec le coeur du patient. Le réservoir de fluide (74) est conçu pour être placé intégralement à l'intérieur de la cage thoracique du patient (99).

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