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Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same

  • US 7,993,260 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2009
  • Issued: 08/09/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for operating a pump, comprising:

  • implanting minimally invasively in a patient a pump having an inlet configured to fluidly communicate with a source of blood, the pump configured to fluidly communicate with an outflow conduit to permit the pump to dispense blood into the outflow conduit; and

    operating the pump at a subcardiac volumetric rate to pump blood from the inlet to the outflow conduit to supplement the patient'"'"'s circulation.

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