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Radially compressible and expandable rotor for a pump having an impeller blade

US10196899B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Toellner · Berlin, DE
Mario Scheckel · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2017
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M60/148
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a radially compressible and expandable rotor (13, 13a, 13b) for a pump having at least one impeller blade (20, 22, 36, 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e, 36f, 36g, 37, 37a, 37b, 37c, 37d, 37e, 37f, 74, 88, 89, 90), wherein the impeller blade has an impeller blade body whose material is elastically deformable as well as at least one stiffening strut (25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 52, 53, 57, 58, 62, 63, 67, 95) which is at least partially embedded in the material of the impeller blade body. The struts are designed suitably in size, shape and arrangement and are integrated in suitable hollow spaces of the impeller blade body for stabilizing the impeller blade. Elements with tensile strength can additionally be provided.

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