Impeller for blood pump
    34.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10881770B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16281264

    申请日:2019-02-21

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including a blood pump configured to be placed inside a body of subject, the blood pump including an impeller that includes proximal and distal bushings, and a frame disposed around the impeller, the frame including proximal and distal bearings. An axial shaft passes through the proximal and distal bearings of the frame and the proximal and distal bushings of the impeller. The impeller defines a radially-constrained configuration in which the impeller is introduced into the subject's body and a non-radially-constrained configuration in which the impeller is configured to pump blood within the subject's body. The impeller changes from its radially-constrained configuration to its non-radially constrained configuration by the distal bushing sliding over the axial shaft. Other applications are also described.

    WELDING OVERTUBE
    35.
    发明申请
    WELDING OVERTUBE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200237986A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16810270

    申请日:2020-03-05

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including coupling a rigid tube to a drive cable that comprises a plurality of coiled wires, by placing ends of the drive cable and the rigid tube at a given location within a butt-welding overtube. The ends of the drive cable and the rigid tube are visible when they are disposed at the given location within the butt-welding overtube, via a window defined by the butt-welding overtube. The placement of the drive cable within the butt-welding overtube is such that a helical groove within a portion of the butt-welding overtube is disposed over the drive cable. Welding rings are formed around the butt-welding overtube. Other applications are also described.

    VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE WITH STABILIZED IMPELLER

    公开(公告)号:US20200237982A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16810086

    申请日:2020-03-05

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including a left-ventricular assist device that includes a tube configured to traverse a subject's aortic valve, with a distal portion of the tube within the subject's left ventricle. A frame disposed within the distal portion of the tube defines cells, and a width of each of the cells within a cylindrical portion of the frame is less than 2 mm. An inner lining lines at least some of the cylindrical portion of the frame. An impeller is disposed inside the frame such that a gap between an outer edge of the impeller and the inner lining is less than 1 mm. The impeller is stabilized with respect to the frame, such that, during rotation of the impeller, the gap between the outer edge of the impeller and the inner lining is maintained and is substantially constant. Other applications are also described.

    Renal pump
    38.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10039874B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US14774081

    申请日:2014-03-13

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including identifying a subject as suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of: cardiac dysfunction, congestive heart failure, reduced renal blood flow, increased renal vascular resistance, arterial hypertension, and kidney dysfunction. In response thereto, blood pressure within a renal vein (32) of the subject is reduced, by placing a blood pump (150) inside the subject's renal vein and activating the impeller to pump blood from the renal vein into the subject's vena cava (26). Other applications are also described.

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