Impedance pump used in bypass grafts
US7749152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/523
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pump installed inside a graft in a body such as the human body to force fluid such as blood through that graft. The pump can be one which operates totally from the outside of the graft, forcing fluid through the graft without extending inside the graft. The pump can be an impedance pump, that operates based on the fluidic mismatches between the graft, and other fluid carrying vessels within the human body.
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