摘要 |
A blood pumping system for supplementing distal blood perfusion comprising a blood pressure altering device in the form of a blood pump ( 1 ) having an inlet ( 10 ) and an outlet ( 9 ) which also includes an upstream end ( 2 ) and a downstream end ( 4 ). The blood pressure altering device ( 1 ) cooperates with a circulatory system of a patient ( 15 ) to promote blood flow throughout at least one or more distal regions including limbs, a brain region of a patient by altering vascular blood pressure. The blood pressure altering device ( 1 ), when in use, is positioned in series with the normal blood flow of the circulatory system of a patient ( 15 ). |