A device for assisting the functioning of a heart has elastic filling chambers attached to an elastic cover which can be placed at least partially around the heart. The filling chambers can be repetitively filled and emptied to exert mechanical pressure on a region of a pumping chamber of the heart....http://www.google.fr/patents/US6206820?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6206820 - Device for supporting cardiac function having elastic filling chambers
Device for supporting cardiac function having elastic filling chambers