Heart help device, system and method
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
An implantable heart help device adapted for implantation in a human patient is provided. The device comprising a fixating member adapted to fixate said device to a part of the human body comprising bone. Further a method of fixating an implantable heart help device in a human patient is provided. The method comprises the steps of: cutting the skin of said human patient, dissecting an area of the body comprising bone, and fixating said implantable heart help device to said part of the body comprising bone.
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An implantable heart help device for assisting the pump function of the heart by exerting an external force on the heart, wherein said implantable device comprises:
- a first fixating member adapted to fixate said device to a part of the human body comprising bone;
- a heart pump device having a surface adapted to contact and exert an external force on the heart;
- a second fixating member in contact with said heart pump device, wherein the surface of the heart pump device is connected to the second fixating member
- wherein said second fixating member is displaceable in relation to said first fixating member, such that displacement of the second fixating member moves the surface of heart pump device from a first position on the lateral surface of the heart to a second, different position on the lateral surface of the heart.
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