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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Cardiacassist, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert G. Svitek, Freeport, PA (US);
Jerry Stokes, Sarver, PA (US);
Patrick A. Kelly, North Huntingdon, PA (US);
Anthony McCoppin, Blawnox, PA (US);
Patrick A. Murawski, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Travis Deschamps, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Patrick E. Lutz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John C. Marous, III, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for assisting a patient's heart has a pump, an oxygenator, a holder having a pump receiving portion for removably receiving the pump and an oxygenator receiving portion for removably receiving the oxygenator, and a harness configured to surround at least a portion of a patient's torso. The holder is connected to the harness. The system further has a brace connected to at least a portion of the harness. The brace is configured to extend behind a back portion of a user's head and to support tubing connected to at least one of the pump and the oxygenator. A priming tray and wet-to-wet connector connecting the cardiac assist system to the cannula so are also disclosed.