Ventricular assist device with pre-formed inflation bladder

• Main Authors: MICHAEL STROMAN, WILLIAM A. EASTERBROOK III, MARK S. HOWANSKY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.05.2000
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

A ventricular assist device (10) is designed to assist a heart to pump blood by applying uniform pressure to a majority portion of an exterior ventricular surface of the heart. A specially configured bladder (14) is utilized to apply the pressure, and is prefabricated in an inflated, unfolded config...