Articulated heart pump
US5300112A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/148
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An articulated, intravascular pump having multiple pump sections linked together for relative motion and driven by a common drive cable is disclosed. Each pump section is relatively short, so that it may easily pass through bends in an insertion catheter, the iliofemoral artery and the aorta artery. Disposed in the aortic arch during operation, the pump includes means for selectively directing the discharge blood flow from each pump section to inlets of major arteries branching from the arch.
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