# US 11,305,104 B2 · Saccular cavopulmonary assist device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,305,104 B2 - Document ID: US11305104B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/348,942 - Filed: 2018-03-29 - Published: 2020-01-09 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-31 - Assignees: Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute - Applicants: Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute - Inventors: Haiyun Yuan; Jian Zhuang; Jimei Chen; Chengbin Zhou; Huanlei Huang; Shusheng Wen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305104B2 ## CPC - A61M 60/152: branching on and drawing blood from a blood vessel - A61M 60/268: the displacement member being flexible, e.g. membranes, diaphragms or bladders - A61M 60/35: for specific surgeries, e.g. for Fontan procedure - A61M 60/882: Devices powered by the patient, e.g. skeletal muscle powered devices - A61M 2205/02: characterised by a particular materials - A61M 2210/125: Heart - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a saccular cavopulmonary assist device, including a shell, an inflow tube (6) and an outflow tube (4), wherein a blood storage cavity (A) and a power cavity (B) are arranged in the shell, and the power cavity (B) is used for providing contraction and relaxation power for the blood storage cavity (A); the inflow tube (6) is arranged at a position corresponding to the power cavity (B) on the shell, an outer end is used for communicating with the vena cava, and an inner end communicates with the blood storage cavity (A) after passing through the power cavity (B); the outflow tube (4) is arranged at a position corresponding to the blood storage cavity (A) on the shell, an outer end is used for communicating with the pulmonary artery, and an inner end communicates with the blood storage cavity (A). This device can assist the cavopulmonary circulation of the single ventricle, realize repeated blood drawing and pumping actions, provide the required power for the pulmonary circulation of the patient, and restore the biventricular blood flow in the human body; and because the arrangement of the inflow tube in the power cavity, the internal structure of this device is more compact, the overall shape is smaller, and the energy of the power cavity can be fully utilized. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A saccular cavopulmonary assist device, comprising: a shell with a blood storage cavity (A) and a power cavity (B) separate from each other, and the power cavity (B) is configured to provide contraction and relaxation power for the blood storage cavity (A); an inflow tube (6) arranged on a part of the shell defining the power cavity (B), wherein an outer end of the inflow tube (6) is configured to communicate with a vena cava, and an inner end of the inflow tube (6) communicates with the blood storage cavity (A) after passing through the power cavity (B); and an outflow tube (4) arranged on a part of the shell defining the blood storage cavity (A), wherein an outer end of the outflow tube (4) is configured to communicate with a pulmonary artery, and an inner end of the outflow tube (4) communicates with the blood storage cavity (A). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 1, further comprising an inner membrane (2) arranged in the shell, to divide an inner space of the shell into the blood storage cavity (A) and the power cavity (B), and the inner end of the inflow tube (6) communicates with the blood storage cavity (A) after successively passing through the power cavity (B) and the inner membrane (2). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 2, wherein the shell comprises a first shell (1) and a second shell (3) buckled with each other, and the inner membrane (2) is arranged at a boundary of the first shell (1) and the second shell (3), the blood storage cavity (A) is formed between the first shell (1) and the inner membrane (2), and the power cavity (B) is formed between the second shell (3) and the inner membrane (2). ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 3, wherein an inner wall of the first shell (1) is coated with a coating comprising an anticoagulant substance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 2, wherein the inner membrane (2) is provided with an opening (21), and an inner end of the inflow tube (6) passes through the opening (21), and an outer wall of the inner end of the inflow tube (6) forms a sealed connection with an edge of the opening (21). ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 5, wherein the opening (21) comprises a gap, a length of the gap corresponds to a circumferential size of the inner end of the inflow tube (6), and outer walls of upper and lower parts of the inner end of the inflow tube (6) are respectively adhered with two opposite surfaces of the gap after being expanded by the inflow tube (6). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting tube (5) arranged at a position corresponding to the power cavity (B) on the shell, and the two ends of the connecting tube (5) are respectively connected with the power cavity (B) and a component capable of providing power in a human body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 7, wherein the power cavity (B) is configured to be connected with an aorta cavity through the connecting tube (5), and a flexible first diaphragm (8) is provided at one end of the connecting tube (5) away from the power cavity (B) to separate an inner cavity of the connecting tube (5) from the aorta cavity, so as to transfer a pressure change of the aorta to the power cavity (B). ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 8, wherein the first diaphragm (8) is of an elliptical structure and configured to be connected to a side wall of the aorta, and one end of the connecting tube (5) away from the power cavity (B) expands outward to connect with the first diaphragm (8). ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 7, wherein the power cavity (B) is configured to connected with a ventricle cavity at a pulmonary valve annulus through the connecting tube (5), and a flexible second diaphragm (9) is provided at one end of the connecting tube (5) away from the power cavity (B) to separate the inner cavity of the connecting tube (5) from the ventricle cavity, so as to transfer a systolic pressure and a diastolic pressure of the ventricle cavity to the power cavity (B). ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 10, wherein the second diaphragm (9) is of a saccular structure, the saccular structure passes through the pulmonary valve annulus and stretches into the ventricle cavity, and one end of the connecting tube (5) away from the power cavity (B) is connected with an opening of the saccular structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 1, further comprising an anti-reflux structure configured to allow the blood to flow from the inflow tube (6) to the blood storage cavity (A) in a one-way manner. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 12, wherein the anti-reflux structure is arranged at a communication site of the inflow tube (6) and the blood storage cavity (A). ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 12, further comprising an inner membrane (2) arranged in the shell to divide an inner space of the shell into the blood storage cavity (A) and the power cavity (B); wherein the anti-reflux structure comprises a diaphragm (7), one end of the diaphragm (7) is connected with a partial circumference of the inner end of the inflow tube (6), and the other end of the diaphragm (7) is free, and the inflow tube (6) passes through the inner membrane (2) so that an outlet of the inflow tube (6) is formed between the diaphragm (7) and the inner membrane (2). ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 14, wherein an outer contour of the diaphragm (7) adjacent to an edge of the inner membrane (2) is matched with the outer contour of the inner membrane (2). ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 14, wherein a part of the inflow tube (6) in the shell and the diaphragm (7) are made of a flexible material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 14, wherein the inflow tube (6) and the diaphragm (7) are integrally formed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 1, further comprising a supporting tube arranged at a position corresponding to the inflow tube (6) on the shell, wherein the inflow tube (6) is partially arranged in the supporting tube. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The saccular cavopulmonary assist device according to claim 1, wherein the blood storage cavity (A) is a hemispherical-like cavity, and the power cavity (B) is a cylindrical-like cavity.