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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Oscar H. Frazier, Houston, TX (US);
William Cohn, Houston, TX (US);
Oscar H. Frazier, Houston, TX (US);
William Cohn, Houston, TX (US);
Newheart Medical Devices, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a total artificial heart system for auto-regulating flow and pressure balance. In one embodiment the system comprises an atrial reservoir comprising inlets and outlets connectable to a mammalian cardiovascular system and at least first and second continuous pumps connected to the atrial reservoir. In further embodiments, the system comprises an atrial reservoir comprising at least two atrial chambers, and a means for transmitting fluid pressure between the atrial chambers. The means for transmitting fluid pressure include, but are not limited to a diaphragm, an interatrial window, a flexible membrane, a valve, a filter, or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the means for transmitting fluid pressure comprises an implantable diaphragm comprising an outer rim attachable to biological tissue and a membrane anchored at its periphery by said outer rim.