Inventors:
David H. Watkins - Des Moines IA
Erwin J. Klink - Albuquerque NM
International Classification:
A61M 103
Abstract:
Method and device for augmenting the action of an ailing heart having an incompetent aortic valve or incompetent left ventricle wherein blood is directly sucked from the left ventricle, while blocking flow to the aorta, and then upon reverse cycle, the blood removed is forced into the aorta, while blocking flow back into the left ventricle.