DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) is increasing worldwide with over one million new cases diagnosed annually. Over the past 30 years, counterpulsation with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been widely and successfully used as a short-term… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) is increasing worldwide with over one million new cases diagnosed annually. Over the past 30 years, counterpulsation with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been wide ly and successfully used as a short-term… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): SCR, Inc. (Louisville, KY) has developed a long-term implantable counterpulsation device (CPD) to treat heart failure (HF) patients who may be responsive to a milder form of cardiac assist. The CPD is 32-ml stroke vol ume, valveless pneumatically-driven blood… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): SCR, Inc. (Louisville, KY) is developing a chronic implantable CPD system to treat HF patients who may be responsive to long-term counterpulsation support. The CPD has been developed for superficial implantation via a p acemaker incision without the need to enter… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Counterpulsation with an intra-aortic balloon pump has been widely and successfully used as a short term treatment for both acute and chronic cardiac dysfunction. SCR (Louisville, KY) is developing a novel chronic, imp lantable counterpulsation device (CPD) to… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Heart failure (HF) remains one of the largest unsolved problems in health care today and continues to increase in incidence and cost ( 34.8 billion in US in 2008). Prognosis remains limited especially in patients with advanced heart failure. Transplantation is… More