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US 12,544,560 B2Granted
Wireless chronic implant
AssigneeSecond Heart Assist, Inc.
InventorAlex Richardson
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Abstract
A minimally invasive system for a wireless circulatory support pump that utilizes a low profile catheter-based techniques and provides temporary and chronic circulatory support depending on the needs of the subject. The system includes a wireless circulatory assist pump, a deployment catheter, and a retrieval catheter for inserting and removing the wireless circulatory assist pump from a subject. The wireless circulatory support pump is relatively easy to place, has high flow rates, and provide improvements in the subject's renal function.
Claims10
A system for a wireless circulatory assist pump, the system comprising:
- a wireless circulatory assist pump comprising:
- a first portion at a first end, the first portion comprising:
- a battery at a distal end of the first portion;
- a motor at a proximal end of the first portion;
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- circuitry interposed between the battery and the motor;
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- a second portion at a second end opposite the first end;
- a stent cage between and connected to the first portion and the second portion, the stent cage of a size and shape to allow a highly open flow when placed within a subject's aorta while maintaining pulsatility of the subject's aortic wall;
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- an impeller encaged by the stent cage and connected to the first portion and the second portion, the impeller comprising blades configured to pump blood through the subject's aorta upon being driven by the motor.
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