Artificial heart
US4820300A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/894
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A totally implantable artificial heart that utilizes a fluid displaced from the left blood pump to power the right blood pump. The left blood pump is a sac-type pump powered by an electric motor that, when contracting and expanding, displaces a volume of fluid in a fluid chamber within the left pump housing. The fluid is displaced through a fluid line connecting the right blood pump, which is a pneumatically operated sac-type or rotary-type pump. The artificial heart permits spatial separation of the left and right blood pumps within the chest of the patient for ease in implantation.
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