Heart help device, system, and method
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
An implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle. The device comprises at least one pump device comprising a heart contacting organ, an operating device for operating the heart contacting organ, and an implantable pressurized fluid system. The fluid system comprises a first implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said first chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a high pressure and a second implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said second chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a lower pressure. The movement of the heart contacting organ assists the pump function of the heart.
Claims19
An implantable device for improving a pump function of a heart of a human patient by applying an external force on a heart muscle, said device comprising at least one pump device adapted to assist in the pump function of the heart comprising:
- a heart contacting organ adapted to be located onto the heart muscle,
- an operating device for operating the heart contacting organ, and
- an implantable pressurized fluid system comprising:
- a first implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said first chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a high pressure and
- a second implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said second chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a lower pressure, and
- wherein said implantable operating device is adapted to use said first implantable chamber for operating the heart contacting organ in two directions with high pressure fluid, and wherein said operating device is further adapted to use said implantable second chamber for lowering a pressure on one side of said operating device, and
- wherein a movement of the heart contacting organ assists the pump function of the heart.
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