Retroperfusion and retroinfusion control apparatus, system and method
US5059167A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Retroperfusion control apparatus for supplying arterial blood of a patient to the venous side of the patient's heart including a pump having an inlet and an outlet and a piston movable through a pump stroke for moving a liquid from the inlet to the outlet of the pump. A stepper motor is provided which drives the piston. Electronic circuitry is provided for driving the stepper motor and senses the presence of an R wave in a patient to operate the stepper motor in response to the sensed R wave.
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