Title:
PERCUTANEOUS HEART PUMP
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/094641
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are heart pumps that can include a catheter body and an impeller coupled with a distal end of the catheter body. The impeller can include a tip that is resealable or that includes a resealable member. The heart pump can also include a diffuser disposed between the distal end of the catheter body and the impeller, wherein the diffuser includes a flow directing surface.
Inventors:
CAMPBELL ROBERT L (US)
KONCOSKI JEREMY (US)
MALLISON THOMAS M (US)
MCBRIDE MARK W (US)
METREY DANIEL (US)
MYER ERIC C (US)
POWELL KEVIN J (US)
ROSLUND ADAM (US)
WALTERS DANIEL A (US)
REPKA WILLIAM JAMES (US)
YUEN PHYLLIS (US)
KONCOSKI JEREMY (US)
MALLISON THOMAS M (US)
MCBRIDE MARK W (US)
METREY DANIEL (US)
MYER ERIC C (US)
POWELL KEVIN J (US)
ROSLUND ADAM (US)
WALTERS DANIEL A (US)
REPKA WILLIAM JAMES (US)
YUEN PHYLLIS (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/020553
Publication Date:
October 18, 2012
Filing Date:
January 06, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
THORATEC CORP (US)
PENN STATE RES FOUND (US)
CAMPBELL ROBERT L (US)
KONCOSKI JEREMY (US)
MALLISON THOMAS M (US)
MCBRIDE MARK W (US)
METREY DANIEL (US)
MYER ERIC C (US)
POWELL KEVIN J (US)
ROSLUND ADAM (US)
WALTERS DANIEL A (US)
REPKA WILLIAM JAMES (US)
YUEN PHYLLIS (US)
PENN STATE RES FOUND (US)
CAMPBELL ROBERT L (US)
KONCOSKI JEREMY (US)
MALLISON THOMAS M (US)
MCBRIDE MARK W (US)
METREY DANIEL (US)
MYER ERIC C (US)
POWELL KEVIN J (US)
ROSLUND ADAM (US)
WALTERS DANIEL A (US)
REPKA WILLIAM JAMES (US)
YUEN PHYLLIS (US)
International Classes:
A61M25/01; A61M25/088; A61M60/13; A61M60/17; A61M60/237; A61M60/414; A61M60/508; A61M60/808; A61M60/814; A61M60/824
Foreign References:
| US20080114339A1 | 2008-05-15 | |||
| US20030100816A1 | 2003-05-29 | |||
| US20070156006A1 | 2007-07-05 | |||
| EP2263732A2 | 2010-12-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CHRISTENSEN, Michael, R. (LLP2040 Main Street,Fourteenth Floo, Irvine CA, US)
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