DURABLE IMPLANTABLE NON-OBSTRUCTIVE VENOUS ASSIST DEVICE FOR SUPPORT OF CAVOPULMONARY FONTAN CIRCULATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230037926A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17790023

    申请日:2020-12-28

    摘要: The circulation assist devices disclosed herein can be used, for example, in methods of decreasing venous pressure in the Fontan circulation. The devices can include an inlet, an outlet, a stator, a rotor, and an impeller driven by rotation of the rotor. In some embodiments, the impeller blade (or blades) can at least partially define a central lumen extending through the device. The device can be coupled to the inferior vena cava and the pulmonary artery. Rotating the impeller blade(s) increases blood velocity through the lumen and causes the outlet pressure to be higher than the inlet pressure. The impeller can be configured such that, when it is stationary, the forward static pressure drop between the inlet and the outlet is minimized. That is, the forward static pressure drop of the device approximates the pressure drop between the inferior vena cava and central pulmonary artery of the unassisted Fontan circulation.

    METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DYE-FREE VISUALIZATION OF BLOOD FLOW AND TISSUE PERFUSION IN LAPAROSCOPY

    公开(公告)号:US20210282654A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17255731

    申请日:2019-06-28

    摘要: A visualization system, an apparatus, and a visualization method are provided. The visualization system includes a laparoscope, a camera operatively coupled to the laparoscope, a light source operatively coupled to an illumination port of the laparoscope, and processing circuitry. The light source is configured to output one or more light beams each at a predetermined frequency to illuminate a target area. The processing circuitry is configured to process imaging data from the laparoscope received by the camera to generate one or more images of the target area including at least one laser speckle contrast image. The laparoscope is configured to output the one or more light beams toward the target area at a distal end thereof and to collect reflected and/or scattered light from the target area via the distal end.