METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR COUNTERPULSATION OF BLOOD FLOW TO AND FROM THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

摘要

Counterpulsation methods and systems for assisting the heart of a patient involve, for example, coordinating the operation of a pulsatile pump to suction blood from an artery through a blood flow conduit while the heart is in systole and expel the blood into the blood flow conduit and the artery while the heart is in diastole.