Basal mounting cushion frame component to facilitate extrinsic heart wall actuation
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1. An actuation system for assisting the operation of a natural heart comprising:
- a dome structure configured for being coupled with a ventricular portion of the heart, the dome structure having at least one opening formed therein;
the dome structure, proximate the opening, being configured to interface with at least one of an atrial chamber and a great vessel of the heart; and
one of a stabilizing element and an actuating element being anchored to the dome structure for engaging a portion of the heart.
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An actuation system for assisting the operation of a natural heart that includes a dome structure configured for being coupled with a ventricular portion of the heart. The dome structure has at least one opening formed therein. The dome structure, proximate the opening, is configured to interface with at least one of an atrial chamber and a great vessel of the heart. A stabilizing element or an actuating element may be anchored to the dome structure for engaging a portion of the heart.
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1. An actuation system for assisting the operation of a natural heart comprising:
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a dome structure configured for being coupled with a ventricular portion of the heart, the dome structure having at least one opening formed therein;
the dome structure, proximate the opening, being configured to interface with at least one of an atrial chamber and a great vessel of the heart; and
one of a stabilizing element and an actuating element being anchored to the dome structure for engaging a portion of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A heart-mounted structure for assisting the operation of a natural heart comprising:
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a dome structure configured for being coupled a basal surface of a ventricular portion of the heart, the dome structure having at least one opening formed therein; and
the dome structure, proximate the opening, being configured to interface with at least one of an atrial chamber and a great vessel of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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