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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Donald G. Faulkner, Charlotte, NC (US);
John L. Robertson, Floyd, VA (US);
Inventors:
Donald G. Faulkner, Charlotte, NC (US);
John L. Robertson, Floyd, VA (US);
Assignee:
BioMedInnovations, LLC, Denver, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/0247 (2013.01); A61M 1/1005 (2014.02); A61M 1/3613 (2014.02); A61M 1/3639 (2013.01); A61N 1/3605 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An organ support apparatus includes: (a) a fluid circuit defining upstream and downstream legs adapted to be connected to an organ to be supported; (b) a circulation pump connected to the fluid circuit for circulating a process fluid through the fluid circuit and the organ; and (c) a first waveform generator connected to the fluid circuit for impressing a preselected pressure waveform on the process fluid.