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Catheter pump arrangement and flexible shaft arrangement having a core

US9603983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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92References

17Claims

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Assignee

ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH · DE

Inventors

Daniel Roehn · Berlin, DE
Reiner Liebing · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2010
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C1/00
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a flexible shaft arrangement having a flexible hollow shaft which has an end at the drive side and an end at the output side, wherein the hollow shaft is reinforced sectionally between these ends by a core extending in its interior. Stiffer and more flexible sections can hereby be selectively positioned within the shaft arrangement.

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