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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
May. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Timothy James Ryan, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Revivant Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/904 ; A61H 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/904 ; A61H 3/100 ;
Abstract
A minimally invasive device for performing direct cardiac massage including an inflatable bladder mounted on a rigid inflation tube. The rigid inflation tube is used to push the bladder into the sternocostal space through an incision in the upper abdomen just below the xiphoid process. After insertion into the sternocostal space, the bladder is repeatedly inflated and deflated to massage the heart and provide blood flow.