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Percutaneous heart pump

US10960116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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269References

20Claims

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Assignees

TCI CO., LTD. · US
THE PENNS STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION · US

Inventors

Robert L. Campbell · Port Matilda, US
Jeremy J. Koncoski · Pennsylvania Furnace, US
Thomas M. Mallison · State College, US
Mark W. McBride · Bellefonte, US
Daniel Metrey · Blacksburg, US
Eric C. Myer · Spring Mills, US
Kevin J. Powell · Glen Gardner, US
Adam Roslund · Monroeville, US
Daniel A. Walters · Denville, US
William James Repka · Parsippany-Troy Hills, US
Phyllis Yuen · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2019
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2039

Classification

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

Abstract

Disclosed herein are heart pumps that can include a catheter body and an impeller coupled with a distal end of the catheter body. The impeller can include a tip that is resealable or that includes a resealable member. The heart pump can also include a diffuser disposed between the distal end of the catheter body and the impeller, wherein the diffuser includes a flow directing surface.

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