Descending aorta and vena cava blood pumps
US12409310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/237
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for supporting circulation. The methods may include positioning a blood pump in the arterial vasculature or the venous vasculature. The methods may include positioning a pump portion of the blood pump in a descending aorta, an inferior vena cava, a renal artery, and/or a renal vein. The methods include delivering a pump portion of a blood pump to a target location and rotating one or more impellers to move blood through the pump portion.
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