Anti-suction blood pump inlet
US11938311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2207/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A heart pump assembly includes an impeller blade coupled to a rotor or a drive shaft, a cannula, a distal projection coupled to a distal end of the cannula and a blood inlet having a plurality of apertures. The plurality of apertures is radially oriented and disposed about a circumference of the cannula. The plurality of apertures includes at least a first ring of apertures which are proximal to the distal projection and a second ring of apertures which are proximal of the first ring of apertures. The plurality of apertures can allow the heart pump assembly to continue to function if anatomical structures or tissue become suctioned to a portion of the heart pump.
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