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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2006
Applicant:
Dennis R. Trumble, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Dennis R. Trumble, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for assisting a heart of a patient includes an actuator for wringing blood concurrently from both the right and left ventricles of the heart without contacting circulating blood of the patient. The apparatus includes a power source connected to the actuator to power the actuator. A method for assisting a heart of a patient includes the steps of powering an actuator in contact with the heart with a power source. There is the step of wringing blood concurrently from both the right and left ventricles of the heart without contacting circulating blood of the patient with the actuator.