Title:
BLOOD PUMP WITH REINFORCED CATHETER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023068164
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an intravascular blood pump for percutaneous insertion into a patient's vessel having a catheter which can be prevented from kinking, whereby the stiffness of the catheter can be adjusted.SOLUTION: An intravascular blood pump comprises a catheter (10) and a pumping device (1) attached to the catheter (10). The catheter (10) extends along a longitudinal axis and has a distal end (11) and a proximal end (12) opposite the distal end (11). The catheter (10) comprises a tubular stiffening structure (15) extending longitudinally between the proximal end (12) and the distal end (11) of the catheter (10). The tubular stiffening structure (15) has a lumen (21) and a proximal end (17) and a closed distal end (16) opposite the proximal end (17), wherein the lumen (21) of the stiffening structure (15) is configured to receive a pressurized fluid having an over-pressure of at least 5 bar.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Inventors:
Jeice Torsten
Kirchhoff Frank
A Bowl Hosen Walid
Kirchhoff Frank
A Bowl Hosen Walid
Application Number:
JP2023049130A
Publication Date:
May 16, 2023
Filing Date:
March 27, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Avio Med Europa Game M Beher
International Classes:
A61M60/13; A61M25/00; A61M60/216; A61M60/857
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Attorney Corporation YKI International Patent Office