Catheter pump with cannula and selectively positionable impeller blade
US12109367B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter pump includes a cannula having an inlet, an outlet, and a blood flow channel extending between the inlet and the outlet along a longitudinal axis. At least one impeller blade is operable to convey blood through the blood flow channel between the inlet to the outlet, wherein the at least one impeller blade is axially movable relative the cannula in a first direction toward the inlet and in a second direction away from the inlet.
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