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US 2026/0131129 A1Published application
Left Atrium Unloading Device
AssigneeUniversity of Denver
InventorAli Nejatbakhsh Azadani
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Abstract
Left atrium unloading devices and systems, including an inflow section configured to receive blood from a left atrium; an impeller having multiple blades arranged move the blood; a motor to rotate the impeller; a volute; and an outflow section configured to direct the blood from the volute to a descending aorta.
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A left atrium unloading device, comprising:
- an inflow section configured to receive blood from a left atrium;
- an impeller having multiple blades arranged move the blood;
- a motor to rotate the impeller;
- a volute;
- and
- an outflow section configured to direct the blood from the volute to a descending aorta.
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A method of treating heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, comprising:
- implanting a left atrium unloading device within a chest cavity of a patient, the left atrium unloading device comprising:
- an impeller;
- an inflow section configured to receive blood from a left atrium of the patient;
- and
- an outflow section configured to transfer blood to a descending aorta of the patient,
- wherein the left atrium unloading device is configured to rotate the impeller to remove blood from the left atrium to the descending aorta.
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A left atrium unloading device for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patients, comprising:
- an inflow section configured to receive blood from a left atrium;
- an impeller having multiple blades arranged move the blood;
- a motor to rotate the impeller;
- a volute;
- and
- an outflow section configured to direct the blood from the volute to a descending aorta.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.