Catheter pump assembly including a stator
First Claim
1. A catheter pump comprising:
- a sheath;
a cannula disposed at a distal portion of the catheter pump and having a stored configuration when disposed within the sheath and an expanded configuration when advanced distally from the sheath; and
an impeller disposed within the cannula and a stator disposed downstream of the impeller within the cannula, the impeller and the cannula sized and shaped, when in the stored configuration, to be inserted into a vascular system of a patient through a percutaneous access site having a size less than about 21 FR,wherein the impeller, disposed in the cannula in the expanded configuration, is configured to pump blood in the vascular system at physiological rates at speeds less than 25,000 RPM.
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Abstract
A catheter pump assembly is provided that includes a proximal a distal portion, a catheter body, an impeller, and a flow modifying structure. The catheter body has a lumen that extends along a longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal portions. The impeller is disposed at the distal portion. The impeller includes a blade with a trailing edge. The flow modifying structure is disposed downstream of the impeller. The flow modifying structure has a plurality of blades having a leading edge substantially parallel to and in close proximity to the trailing edge of the blade of the impeller and an expanse extending downstream from the leading edge. In some embodiments, the expanse has a first region with higher curvature and a second region with lower curvature. The first region is between the leading edge and the second region.
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5 Claims
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1. A catheter pump comprising:
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a sheath; a cannula disposed at a distal portion of the catheter pump and having a stored configuration when disposed within the sheath and an expanded configuration when advanced distally from the sheath; and an impeller disposed within the cannula and a stator disposed downstream of the impeller within the cannula, the impeller and the cannula sized and shaped, when in the stored configuration, to be inserted into a vascular system of a patient through a percutaneous access site having a size less than about 21 FR, wherein the impeller, disposed in the cannula in the expanded configuration, is configured to pump blood in the vascular system at physiological rates at speeds less than 25,000 RPM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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