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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2013
Applicant:
L-vad Technology, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adrian Kantrowitz, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Robert Merrill Smith, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Assignee:
L-VAD Technology, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2013.01); A61M 1/1037 (2013.01); A61M 1/1072 (2013.01); A61M 1/122 (2014.02);
Abstract
An aortic blood pump is described that is secured to a patient aorta that can be inflated and deflated in response to selective communication with a source of pressurized fluid or air. An expanded stent creates an area in with the pump and inflate and deflate. A system is also detailed including the pump and an external air line external to a patient body.