Artificial ventricles
US9814816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A artificial ventricle 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 mechanism for actuating the artificial ventricle 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 may be a diaphragm valve. The chamber may have a resilient outer wall. The chamber may have an ovoid shape.
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