Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to combination heart assist systems, methods, and devices that include both an electrical therapy device and a mechanical heart assist device. Various operational modes can be implemented using these embodiments, including a synchronized pacing mode, an internal CPR mode, and an internal workout mode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 29, 2014
Date of Patent:
May 26, 2015
Assignee:
Sunshine Heart Company Pty Limited
Inventors:
William S. Peters, Rodney G. Parkin, David Rosa, Daniel M. Lafontaine, William T. Abraham, Benjamin Sun
Abstract: An apparatus and method for use in assisting a human heart are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an aortic compression means which may be fully implanatable, a fluid reservoir and a pump means adapted to pump a fluid from the reservoir to the aortic compression means so as to actuate the aortic compression means at least partly in counterpulsation with the patient's heart. In addition, the device is adapted to be wholly positioned within the right chest cavity of the patient. The aortic compression means of the device may be curved along its length so as to substantially replicate the curve of the ascending aorta.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 24, 2004
Date of Patent:
April 15, 2008
Assignee:
Sunshine Heart Company Pty Limited
Inventors:
William Suttle Peters, Peter Crispin Lawrence Marsh, Geoffrey Hamilton White, Rolf Gunnar Unger, Frederick Paget Milsom, Hans Hansforth Henrichsen, Colin Edward Sullivan