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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2004
Thomas Schmid, Gilching, DE;
Wolfgang Schiller, Bonn, DE;
Thomas Schmid, Gilching, DE;
Wolfgang Schiller, Bonn, DE;
Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt E.V., Cologne, DE;
Abstract
For connecting a cardiac biventricular assist means including a dual-chamber pumping device, and an electrically powered compressor means provided between the two chambers () a partially flexible one-part or multi-part adapter () is provided with two through-passageways () each separate from the other, said adapter being securely held, on the one hand, in a port () in the apical portion of the septum () and, on the other, in a port () in/at the apex of the left ventricle () so that the through-passageway () extending into the left ventricle () is connected directly or by means of a first flexible tube () to the inlet () of the one chamber () and the other through-passageway () extending into said right ventricle () is connected directly or by means of a second flexible tube () to the inlet () of the other chamber ().