Intravascular rotary blood pump

US9669142B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Abiomed Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gerd Spanier · Aachen, DE
• Thorsten Siess · Aachen, DE
• Frank Kirchhoff · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 25, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2230/30
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An intravascular rotary blood pump possesses a catheter (10), a pumping device (50) fixed distally to the catheter (10) and at least one pressure sensor (30; 60) firmly connected to the pumping device (50) and having a pressure-sensitive area (32) which is exposed to the surroundings and aligned orthogonally to the general longitudinal axis of the blood pump.