Heart help device, system, and method
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1. An implantable device for improving a pump function of a heart of a human patient by applying an external force on a heart muscle, said device comprising:
- at least one heart contacting organ,wherein the heart contacting organ is configured to periodically exert an external force on the heart muscle following a heart contraction and adding the external force thereto,wherein said implantable device is adapted to physically change a position of the heart contacting organ in order to change a position of the external force exerted on the heart by said heart contacting organ,wherein said heart contacting organ is configured to change from exerting the external force to a first area of the heart to exerting the external force to a second area of the heart, after said implantable device has been implanted in the patient;
wherein the first area of the heart and the second area of the heart are different physical locations on the outside of a same chamber of the heart.
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Abstract
An implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle is provided. The device comprises at least one heart contacting organ. The heart contacting organ is adapted to be movable to change the position of said force exerted on the heart after the implantable device has been implanted in the human patient. The invention further relates to a method of using said device.
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1. An implantable device for improving a pump function of a heart of a human patient by applying an external force on a heart muscle, said device comprising:
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at least one heart contacting organ, wherein the heart contacting organ is configured to periodically exert an external force on the heart muscle following a heart contraction and adding the external force thereto, wherein said implantable device is adapted to physically change a position of the heart contacting organ in order to change a position of the external force exerted on the heart by said heart contacting organ, wherein said heart contacting organ is configured to change from exerting the external force to a first area of the heart to exerting the external force to a second area of the heart, after said implantable device has been implanted in the patient; wherein the first area of the heart and the second area of the heart are different physical locations on the outside of a same chamber of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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