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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2003
Steven F. Bolling, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Gabriel Aldea, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary Lynn Gaddis, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Anthony J. Viole, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Steven F. Bolling, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Gabriel Aldea, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary Lynn Gaddis, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Anthony J. Viole, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Orqis Medical Corporation, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
An extracardiac pumping for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart, and method of using same. One embodiment of the extracardiac system comprises a pump configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a minimally-invasive procedure, wherein the pump can draw blood through an inflow conduit, and can discharge blood through an outflow conduit. The pump may be operated continuously or in a pulsatile fashion, synchronous with the patient's heart, thereby potentially reducing the afterload of the heart. The conduits can be housed in a multi-lumen catheter.