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Method and apparatus for pumping blood within a vessel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-10-11
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Granted: 1979-05-15
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Expires: 1997-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A dynamically augmenting pump system incorporates a sealed liquid-filled catheter which is inserted into a vessel such as an artery, and the pump system is operated in timed relation with the heart to aid the heart during episodes of impairment or failure of cardiac function by producing higher frequency pulsation or pressure waves within the blood during diastole and during the isometric contraction period of the heart. This frequency of pulsation is adjusted to the dynamic transmission characteristics of a selected circulatory subsystem, such as the coronary vascular system, to assure the transmission of a maximum of pulsatile energy into the subsystem. The catheter provides energy to maintain adequate blood flow through the healthy part of the myocardium and has a passage for injecting successive quantities of medication into the coronary arteries. The pump system also functions to penetrate the ischemic myocardial tissue with arterial blood and medication. The pump system may also be used to provide enhanced perfusion for other parts of the systemic circulatory system, for example, to prevent such detrimental effects as renal failure. Any one or combination of the functions may be used depending on the special medical conditions of the patient.
Inventors
- 👤 Horst E. Krause
- 👤 Edwin L. Stanley
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-22 19:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/20; A61B5/201; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/318; A61B5/346; A61B5/349; A61B5/352; A61M60/00; A61M60/10; A61M60/122; A61M60/126; A61M60/135; A61M60/139; A61M60/20; A61M60/295; A61M60/30; A61M60/31; A61M60/32; A61M60/33; A61M60/40; A61M60/497; A61M60/50; A61M60/508; A61M60/538; A61M60/554; A61M60/80; A61M60/841; A61M60/843; A61M60/855; A61M60/884; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/33; A61M2205/3303; A61M60/104; A61M60/109; A61M60/113; A61M60/247; A61M60/253; A61M60/268; A61M60/274
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for augmenting the pumping action of the heart, comprising the steps of forming an elongated tubular catheter having an inflatable portion, confining a fluid within the catheter, inserting the catheter into a vessel with the inflatable portion in a predetermined location, connecting the catheter to a pump having means for pulsating the fluid within the catheter at a frequency substantially greater than the normal pulsation frequency of the heart, and operating the pump to effect inflation and deflation of the inflatable portion within a time period substantially shorter than the time period of the cardiac cycle to produce a dynamic pressure wave form in the blood.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for augmenting the pumping action of the heart, comprising the steps of forming an elongated tubular catheter having an inflatable portion, confining a fluid within the catheter, inserting the catheter into a vessel with the inflatable portion in a predetermined location, connecting the catheter to a pump having means for pulsating the fluid within the catheter at a frequency substantially greater than the normal pulsation frequency of the heart, and operating the pump to effect inflation and deflation of the inflatable portion within a time period substantially shorter than the time period of the cardiac cycle to produce a dynamic pressure wave form in the blood.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and including the steps of monitoring the pulsation of the heart, operating the pump in timed relation with the heart pulsation, and producing repetitive inflation and deflation of the inflatable portion of the catheter with a hydraulic fluid during the diastolic period and/or isometric contraction period of the heart.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as defined in claim 2 and including the step of selecting the amplitude and frequency of inflation and deflation of the inflatable catheter portion in accordance with the heart pulsation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and including the step of forming the inflatable catheter portion so that it inflates primarily in one predetermined direction for controlling the direction of pulsatile energy transmitted to the blood in response to inflation and deflation of the inflatable catheter portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and including the steps of locating the inflatable catheter portion within the aorta, and operating the pump to produce repetitive inflation and deflation of the inflatable catheter portion in timed relation with heart pulses for generating and transmitting pressure waves into the myocardium during the isometric contraction periods.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as defined in claim 5 and including the step of producing the pressure waves with sufficient amplitude to open previously collapsed collateral vessels within the myocardium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method as defined in claim 1 including the steps of monitoring the aortic blood pressure and the heart pulse of a patient, producing a visual display of the blood pressure and heart pulse, and producing repetitive inflation and deflation of the inflatable portion of the catheter with a hydraulic fluid during the diastolic and/or isometric contraction period of the heart.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and including the step of injecting a predetermined volume of medication through the catheter in timed relation with the inflation and deflation of the inflatable portion of the catheter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
Apparatus for augmenting the pumping action of the heart, comprising an elongated tubular catheter having an inflatable portion, said catheter confining a fluid and adapted to be inserted into an artery with the inflatable portion in a predetermined location, a pump connected to the catheter and having means for pulsating the fluid within the catheter at a frequency substantially greater than the normal pulsation frequency of the heart, and power operated means for driving the pump for inflating and deflating the inflatable portion within a time period substantially shorter than the time period of the cardiac cycle to produce a dynamic pressure wave form in the blood.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
107 words
Apparatus for augmenting the pumping action of the heart, comprising an elongated tubular catheter having an inflatable portion, said catheter confining a fluid and adapted to be inserted into an artery with the inflatable portion in a predetermined location, a pump connected to the catheter and having means for pulsating the fluid within the catheter at a frequency substantially greater than the normal pulsation frequency of the heart, and power operated means for driving the pump for inflating and deflating the inflatable portion within a time period substantially shorter than the time period of the cardiac cycle to produce a dynamic pressure wave form in the blood.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 9 and including means for operating the pump in timed relation with the heart pulsation, said catheter being filled with a hydraulic fluid, and means for repetitively inflating and deflating the inflatable portion of the catheter during one cardiac cycle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 9 wherein said power operated means is adjustable for selecting the amplitude and frequency of inflation and deflation of the inflatable catheter portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 9 wherein the inflatable catheter portion includes means for inflating primarily in one predetermined direction for controlling the direction of pulsatile energy transmitted to the blood.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 9 wherein said inflatable portion of the catheter defines a non-symmetrical annular chamber surrounding a tubular catheter portion defining a passage.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 13 including pump means connected to said tubular catheter portion for injecting a medication fluid into the blood being pulsed by the inflatable portion of the catheter.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 9 wherein said pump comprises a pump housing connected to said catheter, a flexible diaphragm connected to said pump housing, and a reciprocating piston connected to move the diaphragm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 15 wherein said pump housing and said diaphragm cooperate with said catheter to confine hydraulic fluid within a sealed catheter unit.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
55 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 9 including means for sensing the pulsation of the heart, and time delay means for actuating said means for driving the pump in response to operation of said sensing means to effect inflating and deflating of the inflatable portion of the catheter during the isometric contraction period of the heart.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 10 wherein said catheter defines a primary passage for receiving the hydraulic fluid and a secondary passage adapted for injecting medication into the blood.
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