Intravascular pump with expandable and collapsible inlet region and methods thereof
US11219753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/81
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an intravascular blood pump comprising a housing region that may be expandable and collapsible, wherein the expandable housing region includes the inlet to the pump and wherein the distal diameter of the expandable housing region, including the inlet, is larger than a proximal diameter of the expandable housing region. A non-expandable region may be provided and disposed between the expandable housing region and the pump assembly of the intravascular blood pump.
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