A left ventricular assist device
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BEIHANG UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2011-12-21
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a left heart assist device. Background technique
[0002] Heart disease is a disease that seriously threatens the health of human beings (especially the elderly), and heart failure is the main reason. At present, heart transplantation is a better surgical treatment option, with a one-year survival rate of 93% and a five-year survival rate of 88%. However, there is a serious shortage of heart transplant donors, so people place their hopes on artificial hearts and various implanted artificial assisting devices.
[0003] Left ventricular assist device is a typical heart assist blood supply device. One end of this device is connected to the left ventricle and the other end is connected to the aorta. When working, the arterial blood in the left ventricle is directly pumped into the aorta. There are mainly two types of existing left ventricular assist devices: one is the axial flow (Rotary blood pumps), which uses external force to...