Patent ID: 8696745
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle, said device comprising at least one pump device comprising: first part having a first surface adapted to be placed outside the heart, and a second part having a second surface adapted to be paced outside the heart, wherein said first part is adapted to be displaceable in relation to the second part, said first and second surfaces are adapted to abut each other, at least partially, said first surface is substantially parallel to said second surface, said first and/or second part comprises coils and said first and/or second part comprises magnets, said displacement of said first part is created through successive energizing of said coils, and wherein said first part is adapted to exert, directly or indirectly, force on an external part of said heart muscle, when implanted.