公开(公告)号：EP2643033A4

公开(公告)日：2018-03-07

申请号：EP11842962

申请日：2011-11-23

申请人： LILLEHEI THEODORE J ,  ROBINSON ALLAN R

发明人： LILLEHEI THEODORE J ,  ROBINSON ALLAN R

IPC分类号： A61M1/10 ,  A61F2/02 ,  A61L27/58 ,  A61M1/12 ,  A61M29/02

CPC分类号： A61M1/1068 ,  A61M1/106 ,  A61M1/12

摘要： The embodiments relate to cardiac assist devices that comprise a jacket that wraps the exterior of the heart, where the jacket comprises one or more pneumatic or hydraulic bladders. The pneumatic or hydraulic bladders are linked to a pump, and the pump fills the bladders with fluid and withdraws the fluid in a cycle to match beats of the heart to assist contraction and pumping of the heart in systole or to assist expansion and filling of the heart in diastole.