Cannula assembly and blood pump assembly and use thereof

US11197989B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Berlin Heart GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Nedim Arslan · Berlin, DE
• Kim Peter Winterwerber · Berlin, DE
• Michael Matthes · Altlandsberg, DE
• Heiko Gundlach · Berlin, DE
• Benjamin Daniel Kaebe · Joondalup, AU
• Gerhard Lauterbach · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 14, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 11, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M1/3659
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.