Artificial heart and its drive unit
US10874779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is described an artificial heart comprising a pump, the pump comprising a housing (10) defining a substantially spherical cavity and comprising four vascular connectors (15in, 15out, 15′in, 15′out), namely two inlet connectors (15in, 15′in) and two outlet connectors (15out, 15′out) to connect the pump to the pulmonary and systemic circulation. A rotatable disc (11) is mounted within the housing (10) and secured to rotate about a fixed axis (12). Two oscillating palettes (16a, 16b) are mounted to rotate about a mobile axis (17) movable within a plane perpendicular to the fixed axis (12), wherein said palettes (16a, 16b) are connected together and are arranged on both sides of the rotatable disc (11), in a diametrically opposed fashion, to create two pumping units comprising each two variable sized chambers (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) in fluid communication with one corresponding inlet and outlet connector respectively. The pump is provided with constrain means (21) configured to cause an oscillating movement of each oscillating palette (16a, 16b) relative to the rotatable disc (11), when the pump is operating, in order to produce simultaneously two suction strokes and two discharge s…
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