Ventricular assist device
    36.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11291825B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16276965

    申请日:2019-02-15

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including a tube configured to traverse a subject's aortic valve. A frame is disposed within a portion of the tube, and a plurality of winged projections are coupled to the frame. An impeller is disposed inside the tube, the impeller including at least one helical elongate element, and a film of material supported at least partially by the helical elongate element. The impeller is rotated, such as to pump blood from the subject's left ventricle to the subject's aorta. Blood flow that is generated by the rotation of the impeller is rectified, by using the winged projections to direct blood flow toward a direction of the longitudinal axis of the tube. Other applications are also described.

    BLOOD PUMPS
    37.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210268261A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17320742

    申请日:2021-05-14

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including a catheter, and first and second impellers configured to be inserted into a subject's body via the catheter, the first and second impellers being disposed in series with each other. A motor is configured to generate rotational motion. A rotation shaft extends from the motor to the first impeller and imparts the rotational motion from the motor to the first impeller. A gear mechanism disposed between the first and second impeller is configured to effect a change in rotational motion that is imparted from the first impeller to the second impeller, such that the second impeller rotates in a different manner from the first impeller. Other applications are also described.

    VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE
    38.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210162199A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17176344

    申请日:2021-02-16

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including an elongate tube configured to traverse an aortic valve of a subject, such that a proximal end of the tube is disposed within an aorta of the subject and a distal end of the tube is disposed within a left ventricle of the subject, the elongate tube comprising a blood-impermeable material, and a radially-expandable frame disposed within at least a portion of the tube. An impeller is disposed inside the radially-expandable frame, the impeller being configured to rotate such as to pump blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. A protective structure is disposed around the impeller, in addition to the radially-expandable frame of the elongate tube. Other applications are also described.

    BLOOD PUMP
    39.
    发明申请
    BLOOD PUMP 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200254162A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16859492

    申请日:2020-04-27

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including a blood pump that includes a catheter, a first impeller disposed on the catheter, and a second impeller disposed on the catheter, proximally to the first impeller. A control unit drives the first and second impellers to pump blood of a subject, by driving the first and second impellers to rotate. The blood pumps is configured such that (a) the first and second impellers are shaped differently from each other when the first and second impellers are in non-radially-constrained configurations, (b) the first and second impellers are sized differently from each other when the first and second impellers are in non-radially-constrained configurations, and/or (c) the first and second impellers are driven by the control unit to rotate under respective rotation conditions that are different from each other. Other applications are also described.

    METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN IMPELLER
    40.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200078506A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16682269

    申请日:2019-11-13

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including manufacturing an impeller by coupling a material to a helical elongate element, such that the helical elongate element with the material coupled thereto defines a blade of the impeller. A portion of a structure that includes the helical elongate element is dipped into the material while the material is in a liquid state. The material is dried, while the material is being supported by the at least one helical elongate element. During the drying of material, the structure is rotated about its longitudinal axis, such as to facilitate the formation of a film of the material having a substantially uniform thickness within the impeller blade. Other applications are also described.

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