BLOOD PUMP SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A BLOOD PUMP ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20240082563A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US17944125

    申请日:2022-09-13

    申请人: NuPulseCV, Inc.

    摘要: A blood pump assembly has a balloon disposed at a distal region and a driveline disposed at a proximal region and is capable of being employed to provide mechanical circulatory support (e.g., counterpulsation). A blood pump support apparatus has a support structure with a head region and a tail region that is removably disposable in the blood pump assembly. When the support structure is disposed in the blood pump assembly, the head region is disposed within the balloon. When the blood pump assembly is implanted in the descending aorta and the support structure is disposed in the blood pump assembly, forces act on the balloon that would cause the balloon to roll or fold upon itself along an angle with respect to the balloon's longitudinal axis. The head region of support structure opposes these forces.

    PERCUTANEOUS ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240009442A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18346415

    申请日:2023-07-03

    摘要: A percutaneous assembly is provided with a percutaneous sheath and a percutaneous dilator tip. The percutaneous sheath has a tubular wall extending to a distal end portion thereof and defines a lumen having an inner diameter. The percutaneous dilator tip includes a radially expandable member and an elongated control member. The radially expandable member is either removably engageable or fixedly attached to the distal end portion of the tubular wall and is also adjustable in an expanded and a contracted configurations. The elongated control member is disposed longitudinally along the tubular wall, positioned eccentrically relative to the lumen, and is operatively coupled to the radially expandable member for adjusting same in at least one of the expanded and the contracted configurations. A percutaneous sheath is also provided as kits.