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US 11,229,786 B2Granted
Impeller for catheter pump
AssigneeTc1 LLC
InventorsZijing Zeng, Phyllis Yuen, Michael R. Butler
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Abstract
An impeller for a pump is disclosed herein. The impeller can include a hub having a fixed end and a free end. The impeller can also have a plurality of blades supported by the hub. Each blade can have a fixed end coupled to the hub and a free end. The impeller can have a stored configuration and a deployed configuration, the blades in the deployed configuration extending away from the hub, and the blades in the stored configuration being compressed against the hub.
Claims20
An impeller for a catheter pump, the impeller comprising:
- a hub having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
- and
- a blade supported by the hub, the blade having a fixed end coupled to the hub and a free end,
- wherein the blade has a first thickness at the fixed end of the blade and a second thickness at the free end of the blade, wherein the second thickness is substantially similar to the first thickness.
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An impeller for a catheter pump, the impeller comprising:
- a hub having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
- and
- a blade supported by the hub, the blade having a fixed end coupled to the hub and a free end,
- wherein the blade has a first thickness at the fixed end of the blade and a second thickness at the free end of the blade, wherein the second thickness is different from the first thickness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.