ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,545, issued on Jan. 13.
"Heart help pump, system, and method" was invented by Peter Forsell (Bouveret, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a heart pump apparatus comprising a turbine pump for assisting the heart of a human patient. The invention is based on the realization that a turbine without a centre axis would improve the capacity of the heart help pump apparatus. The present invention also relates to a turbine pump system for assisting the heart of a human patient. The present invention also relates to operation methods and methods for surgically placing a rotating body of a turbine pump ...