ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,773, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Lifebridge Technologies LLC (Dayton, Ohio).
"Dynamic drive system for cardiac systolic and diastolic assist" was invented by Mark P. Anstadt (Kettering, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for assisting a heart in pumping blood, wherein the heart has external force requirements that need to be externally applied to the heart using a cardiac assist device that is powered by a drive fluid. The cardiac assist device is powered by a drive fluid having a pressure/flow profile that is customized to the needs of the heart. The pressure/flow profile is generated by a displacement pu...