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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2014
Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, AT;
Werner Mohl, Altenmarkt/Thennenberg, AT;
Werner Mohl, Altenmarkt/Thennenberg, AT;
Margit Gföhler, Vienna, AT;
Christoph Janeczek, Felixdorf, AT;
Reinhard Willinger, Vienna, AT;
ASSISTOCOR GMBH & CO KG, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a ventricular assist device for intraventricular placement inside a human heart including an anchor element configured to be mounted to the heart in the region of the apex; and a pump connected to the anchor element comprising a preferably tubular housing having an intraventricular inlet and an intraventricular outlet and further comprising a drive for driving a rotor arranged within the housing, thereby providing pulsatile flow acceleration in the left ventricle synchronized with the heart beat and according to volume requirements in the left ventricle.