| abstract |
A process for assisting the function of a heart disposed in the body and having an outer wall, measuring at least one parameter indicative of the function of the heart, and applying a compression force to a portion of the outer wall of the heart Applying an expansion force to the portion of the outer wall of the heart. The process has a cup-shaped shell having an outer wall, an inner wall, a tip, and an upper edge, an outer surface and an inner surface, an upper edge bonded to the inner wall of the cup-shaped shell, and a bonded lower edge of the inner wall of the cup-shaped shell. And a liner thereby forming a cavity between the outer surface and the inner wall of the shell, and a drive fluid interposed to circulate in the cavity, wherein the drive fluid is evenly distributed over a portion of the outer wall of the heart It is preferable that this is performed by an instrument that applies a sufficient force. |