Ventricular assist device
US9320841B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ventricle assist device comprises an inlet for receiving blood, an outlet for discharging blood, and a chamber disposed between the inlet and the outlet. There is also a means for actuating the ventricle assist device between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration. In the expanded configuration blood flows into the inlet. In the contracted configuration blood flows out of the outlet. There may be a one-way valve at the outlet for preventing blood flow back into the chamber. The one-way valve is a diaphragm valve. The chamber may have a resilient outer wall. The chamber may have an ovoid shape.
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