Expandable blood pump for cardiac support
US8849398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/148
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pump for inducing flow within a vascular system comprises two inlets. The pump has a first configuration for deployment within the vascular system and a second, operable configuration for directing the fluid flow within the vascular system, where the second configuration has a greater diameter than the first configuration. A centrifugal impeller is configured to induce the fluid flow by rotation about an axis of rotation, where the flow is in a direction generally transverse to the impeller's axis of rotation.
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