Apparatus for assisting a heart
AssigneeBiomed Solutions, LLC
InventorsJames L. Oschman, Robert W. Gray
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Abstract
An implantable apparatus for treating a heart of a living organism which contains a device for withdrawing blood from the heart, for imparting helical flow to the blood, for recording at least one energy characteristic of the heart, and for imparting energy to the living organism.
Claims20
An implantable apparatus for treating a heart of a living organism, wherein said implantable apparatus is comprised of means for withdrawing blood from said heart, means for imparting helical flow to said blood, means for recording at least one energy characteristic of said heart, and means for imparting energy to said living organism, wherein:
- (a) said energy characteristics are selected from the group consisting of the characteristic thermal energy of said heart, the characteristic acoustic energy of said heart, the characteristic electromagnetic energy of said heart, the characteristic magnetic energy of said heart, the characteristic pulsatile energy of said heart, and mixtures thereof, and
- (b) said energy imparted to said living organism is selected from the group consisting of thermal energy, acoustic energy, electromagnetic energy, magnetic energy, pulsatile energy and mixtures thereof.
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