Patents Assigned to Adjucor UG
  • Cardiac assistance device and method for the control thereof
    Patent number: 8944987
    Abstract: A cardiac assistance, device has a supporting component, which surrounds the heart and on the inside of which a plurality of adjacent inflatable and deflatable chambers are provided, via which an inside wall can be displaced inward. The chambers have a fluidic connection to at least one pump via lines. A plurality of supply valves on the supply side are arranged between the pump and the chambers. Some individual chambers or groups of chambers are assigned dedicated supply valves, in order to drive the chambers individually or in groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Adjucor UG
    Inventors: Markus Meister, Stephen M. Wildhirt