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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sumitmo Bakelite Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600 18 ; 604 53 ; 604 96 ; 604101 ; 604280 ;
Abstract
A cardio assist system has an integrated cardio-assist catheter including a multi-lumen tube and an inflatable/deflatable balloon provided on a distal end portion of the tube, a blood pump connected to the proximal end of a main lumen in the catheter, and a balloon driver for supplying and discharging a gas to and from the balloon so as to repeatedly inflate and deflate the balloon. Disclosed also is a device for inserting the cardio assist system to a living body safely, accurately and promptly. A combined use of the cardio assist system and the insertion device enables a quick set up a strong assisted blood circulation system.