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Title
System zur aktiven Stroemungsunterstuetzung von Koerperfluessigkeiten
Other Title
Booster for flow of body fluids, with artificial flow guide and pump - has inlet and outlet in guide, flexible supply pipe containing energy transmission line and pressure generating line.
Abstract
The pump (1) is embedded in the functional part of the artificial flow guide (10) which conveys the body fluid from at least one inlet (3) in the guide to at least one outlet (4) in the guide. A flexible supply pipe (5) is connected to the flow guide. The interior of the flexible supply pipe contains an energy transmission line (6) intermittently or continually transmitting energy from a drive unit (7) to the pump. At least one balloon (8) is pressurised by a pressure-generating line (11) also running through the flexible supply pipe. ADVANTAGE - Appliance is used in conjunction with medical instrument which impedes flow of bodily fluid.
Inventor(s)
Erbel, R.
Voegele, G.
Weisener, T.
Maya, A.
Bark, C.
Widmann, M.
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Patent Number
1995-19535781
Publication Date
1998
Language
German