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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Applicant:
University of Leicester, Leicester, GB;
Inventors:
David Adlam, Leicester, GB;
Samara-Ratna Piyal, Leicester, GB;
Assignee:
University of Leicester, Leicester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/106 (2013.01); A61M 1/1068 (2013.01); A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61M 1/107 (2013.01); A61M 1/1058 (2014.02); A61M 1/1096 (2014.02);
Abstract
A device for providing assistance to ventricular systole, the device comprising a pressuriser and a driver, wherein the pressuriser is adapted to be able to apply localised pressure to only the external wall of one ventricle, or a portion thereof, and the driver is operatively linked to the pressuriser so as to be able to drive a cycle of increased and decreased pressure applied by the pressuriser. The invention also relates to a method of implanting the device and a method of treating cardiac pump failure in which the device is used.