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US 2021/0370995 A1Published application
Portable and modular transportation unit with improved transport capabilities
AssigneeMaquet Cardiovascular LLC
InventorsYefim KAUSHANSKY, Edmund PACENKA, Robert HAMILTON
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Abstract
A medical device, such as an intra-aortic balloon pump or carrier with an extendable wheel track and handle configured to be removably carried and integrated with a cart. The wheel track is configured to extend upon extension of the handle and to return to its original position upon retraction of the handle.
Claims22
-80. (canceled)
A modular portable intra-aortic balloon pump, comprising:
- a wheeled cart comprising at least one caster for rolling on a ground surface;
- a display device;
- and
- a pump unit comprising
- a frame;
- a pump disposed within the frame;
- a control unit configured to control the pump;
- a wheel assembly connected to the frame and comprising a first wheel and a second wheel rotatable about a wheel assembly axis;
- and
- a retractable handle assembly;
- wherein the display device is in electronic communication with the pump unit,
- wherein the wheeled cart is configured to removably support and transport the pump unit so that the wheel assembly of the pump unit is elevated relative to the at least one caster of the wheeled cart, and
- wherein, when the pump unit is supported by the wheeled cart, the wheel assembly axis extends parallel to a rear face of the wheeled cart.
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A modular portable intra-aortic balloon pump, comprising:
- a wheeled cart comprising at least one caster for rolling on a ground surface;
- a display device;
- and
- a pump unit comprising
- a frame;
- a pump disposed within the frame;
- a control unit configured to control the pump;
- a disc-shaped adapter extending from a top surface of the frame and configured for removable connection to the display device;
- a wheel assembly connected to the frame and comprising a first wheel and a second wheel;
- and.
- a retractable handle assembly;
- wherein the display device is removably connectable to a portion of the wheeled cart and removably connectable to the disc-shaped adapter of the pump unit;
- wherein the wheeled cart is configured to removably support and transport the pump unit so that the wheel assembly of the pump unit is elevated relative to the at least one caster of the wheeled cart.
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A modular portable intra-aortic balloon pump, comprising:
- a wheeled cart comprising at least one caster for rolling on a ground surface;
- a display device;
- and
- a pump unit comprising
- a frame;
- a pump disposed within the frame;
- a control unit configured to control the pump;
- a wheel assembly connected to the frame and comprising a first wheel and a second wheel rotatable about a wheel axis;
- and
- a first power source and a second power source each configured to power the pump unit;
- wherein the display device is in electronic communication with the pump unit,
- wherein the wheeled cart is configured to removably support and transport the pump unit so that the wheel assembly of the pump unit is elevated relative to the at least one caster of the wheeled cart, and
- wherein at least one of the first power source and the second power source comprises a user-removable module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.