EP1037680A4 - Artificial heart design - Google Patents

Artificial heart design

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Publication number
EP1037680A4
EP1037680A4 EP98957921A EP98957921A EP1037680A4 EP 1037680 A4 EP1037680 A4 EP 1037680A4 EP 98957921 A EP98957921 A EP 98957921A EP 98957921 A EP98957921 A EP 98957921A EP 1037680 A4 EP1037680 A4 EP 1037680A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
artificial heart
heart design
design
artificial
heart
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP98957921A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1037680A1 (en
Inventor
Ronald E Bowden
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Individual
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Individual
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Publication of EP1037680A1 publication Critical patent/EP1037680A1/en
Publication of EP1037680A4 publication Critical patent/EP1037680A4/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M60/00—Blood pumps; Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation; Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
    • A61M60/80—Constructional details other than related to driving
    • A61M60/855—Constructional details other than related to driving of implantable pumps or pumping devices
    • A61M60/89—Valves
    • A61M60/892—Active valves, i.e. actuated by an external force
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M60/00—Blood pumps; Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation; Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
    • A61M60/10—Location thereof with respect to the patient's body
    • A61M60/122—Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient's body
    • A61M60/196—Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient's body replacing the entire heart, e.g. total artificial hearts [TAH]
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M60/00—Blood pumps; Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation; Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
    • A61M60/40—Details relating to driving
    • A61M60/424—Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M60/00—Blood pumps; Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation; Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
    • A61M60/50—Details relating to control
    • A61M60/508—Electronic control means, e.g. for feedback regulation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M60/00—Blood pumps; Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation; Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
    • A61M60/80—Constructional details other than related to driving
    • A61M60/835—Constructional details other than related to driving of positive displacement blood pumps
    • A61M60/837—Aspects of flexible displacement members, e.g. shapes or materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2205/00—General characteristics of the apparatus
    • A61M2205/02—General characteristics of the apparatus characterised by a particular materials
    • A61M2205/0272—Electro-active or magneto-active materials
    • A61M2205/0283—Electro-active polymers [EAP]
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M60/00—Blood pumps; Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation; Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
    • A61M60/10—Location thereof with respect to the patient's body
    • A61M60/122—Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient's body
    • A61M60/126—Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient's body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel
    • A61M60/148—Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient's body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel in line with a blood vessel using resection or like techniques, e.g. permanent endovascular heart assist devices

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
EP98957921A 1997-11-13 1998-11-13 Artificial heart design Withdrawn EP1037680A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US6540397P 1997-11-13 1997-11-13
US65403P 1997-11-13
PCT/US1998/024242 WO1999025274A1 (en) 1997-11-13 1998-11-13 Artificial heart design

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1037680A1 EP1037680A1 (en) 2000-09-27
EP1037680A4 true EP1037680A4 (en) 2001-02-21

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EP98957921A Withdrawn EP1037680A4 (en) 1997-11-13 1998-11-13 Artificial heart design

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP1037680A4 (en)
AU (1) AU1406399A (en)
WO (1) WO1999025274A1 (en)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1501024A (en) * 1966-09-15 1967-11-10 New implantable blood pump
FR1562754A (en) * 1966-01-17 1969-04-11
EP0025005A1 (en) * 1979-08-18 1981-03-11 Schaldach, Max, Prof. Dr. Ing. Device for delivering and dosing very small quantities of liquid
EP0134614A1 (en) * 1983-08-15 1985-03-20 Vitafin N.V. Piezo-electrical micropump

Family Cites Families (4)

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US3657930A (en) * 1969-06-24 1972-04-25 Bendix Corp Piezoelectric crystal operated pump to supply fluid pressure to hydrostatically support inner bearings of a gyroscope
US3963380A (en) * 1975-01-06 1976-06-15 Thomas Jr Lyell J Micro pump powered by piezoelectric disk benders
US4731076A (en) * 1986-12-22 1988-03-15 Baylor College Of Medicine Piezoelectric fluid pumping system for use in the human body
JPH084619B2 (en) * 1987-03-31 1996-01-24 日本ゼオン株式会社 Blood pump device

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1562754A (en) * 1966-01-17 1969-04-11
FR1501024A (en) * 1966-09-15 1967-11-10 New implantable blood pump
EP0025005A1 (en) * 1979-08-18 1981-03-11 Schaldach, Max, Prof. Dr. Ing. Device for delivering and dosing very small quantities of liquid
EP0134614A1 (en) * 1983-08-15 1985-03-20 Vitafin N.V. Piezo-electrical micropump

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9925274A1 *

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EP1037680A1 (en) 2000-09-27
AU1406399A (en) 1999-06-07
WO1999025274A1 (en) 1999-05-27

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