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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Koc Universitesi, Istanbul, TR;
Inventor:
Kerem Pekkan, Istanbul, TR;
Assignee:
KOC UNIVERSITESI, Istanbul, TR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 60/422 (2021.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/422 (2021.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an implantable self-driven pump for use as a cavopulmonary assist device. The invention comprises an aortic turbine that uses some systemic blood from the left ventricle as an energy source and a venous pump that is coupled magnetically or mechanically to the turbine. The present invention more particularly relates to a cavopulmonary assist device () for a total cavopulmonary connection with superior vena cava-pulmonary artery anastomosis and inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery bridging via a conduit (), said cavopulmonary assist device () comprising a pump unit () and a turbine unit () coupled by a shaft ().