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Artificial Ventricles

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Assignee: CORVIVO INCPriority: Jun 21, 2013Filed: Nov 13, 2017Published: Mar 8, 2018
Est. expiryJun 21, 2033(~6.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Xiaoming BianFrank Zheng
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Abstract

A artificial ventricle comprises an inlet for receiving blood, an outlet for discharging blood, and a chamber disposed between the inlet and the outlet. There is also a mechanism for actuating the artificial ventricle between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration. In the expanded configuration, blood flows into the inlet. In the contracted configuration, blood flows out of the outlet. There may be a one-way valve at the outlet for preventing blood flow back into the chamber. The one-way valve may be a diaphragm valve. The chamber may have a resilient outer wall. The chamber may have an ovoid shape.

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         1 . An artificial ventricle comprising:
 an inlet for receiving blood;   an outlet for discharging blood;   a chamber disposed between the inlet and the outlet; and   a mechanism for actuating the artificial ventricle between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration blood flows into the inlet and in the contracted configuration blood flows out of the outlet.

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