CANNULA ASSEMBLY

• US 20150328382A1
• Filed: 05/13/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abiomed, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Abiomed, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Corbett, Scott C., Hastie, Caitlyn
• Granted Patent: US 9,814,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0216 Materials providing elastic properties, e.g. for facilitating deformation and avoid breaking
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2207/00 Methods of manufacture, assembly or production
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/13 by means of a catheter allowing explantation, e.g. catheter pumps temporarily introduced via the vascular system
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/135 inside a blood vessel, e.g. using grafting
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/148 in line with a blood vessel using resection or like techniques, e.g. permanent endovascular heart assist devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/205 Non-positive displacement blood pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/237 the blood flow through the rotating member having mainly axial components, e.g. axial flow pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/414 transmitted by a rotating cable, e.g. for blood pumps mounted on a catheter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/857 Implantable blood tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/865 Devices for guiding or inserting pumps or pumping devices into the patient's body
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49828 Progressively advancing of work assembly station or assembled portion of work

Abstract

Cannula assemblies and methods of manufacturing cannula assemblies are provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a pigtail extension coupled to the cannula. The pigtail extension includes a proximal section having a first stiffness and a distal section having a second stiffness, the first stiffness greater than the second stiffness. The proximal section of the pigtail extension is positioned between the cannula and at least a portion of the distal section.

Claims

1. A cannula assembly for an intravascular heart pump system comprising:

a cannula; and

a pigtail extension coupled to the cannula, the pigtail extension including;

a proximal section having a first stiffness, and

a distal section having a second stiffness;

wherein the first stiffness is greater than the second stiffness; and

wherein the proximal section is positioned between the cannula and at least a portion of the distal section.

2. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the proximal section of the pigtail extension has a hardness in the range of about 60 to 100 Shore D.

3. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal section of the pigtail extension has a hardness in the range of about 20 to 50 Shore D.

4. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal section includes a curved portion.

5. The cannula assembly of claim 4, wherein the curved portion is curved about an axis substantially orthogonal to a central axis of the cannula.

6. The cannula assembly of claim 5, wherein the curved portion is curved by more than about 180 degrees.

7. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the proximal section is dimensioned to have a buckling load greater than a thrust force generated by the blood pump assembly.

8. The cannula assembly of claim 7, wherein the distal section is dimensioned to have a buckling load less than a thrust force generated by the blood pump assembly.

9. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the proximal section of the pigtail extension has a length of greater than about 10 mm.

10. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the pigtail extension is configured to detachably couple to the cannula.

11. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal section of the pigtail extension is between about 25% and 75% of a total length of the pigtail extension.

12. The cannula assembly of claim 1, further comprising a pump coupled to the cannula, the cannula positioned between the pump and the pigtail extension.

13. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the pump is coupled to the cannula by a pump housing component including a plurality of blood exhaust apertures.

14. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the cannula includes a blood inlet manifold.

15. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the proximal section of the pigtail extension is composed of nylon.

16. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the proximal section of the pigtail extension is composed of a polymer including one or more of polyurethane and pebax.

17. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal section of the pigtail extension is composed of pebax.

18. The cannula assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal section of the pigtail extension is composed of polyurethane.

19. A method of manufacturing a cannula assembly for an intravascular heart pump system, the method comprising:

coupling a pigtail extension to a cannula, the pigtail extension including a proximal section having a first stiffness and a distal section having a second stiffness, the proximal section positioned between the cannula and at least a portion of the distal section; and

coupling a pump to the cannula, the cannula positioned between the pump and the pigtail extension.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the proximal section of the pigtail extension has a hardness in the range of 60-100 Shore D.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the distal section of the pigtail extension has a hardness in the range of 20-50 Shore D.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the pump is coupled to the cannula by a pump housing component including a plurality of blood exhaust apertures.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the pigtail extension is coupled to the cannula via a blood inlet manifold.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the pigtail extension is detachably coupled to the cannula.

25. A cannula assembly kit for an intravascular heart pump system comprising:

a cannula;

a first pigtail extension, the first pigtail extension including a first proximal section having a first stiffness and a first length, and a first distal section having a second stiffness, the first stiffness being greater than the second stiffness; and

a second pigtail extension, the second pigtail extension including a second proximal section having a third stiffness and a second length, and a second distal section having a fourth stiffness, the third stiffness being greater than the fourth stiffness;

wherein the second length is greater than the first length; and

wherein the first pigtail extension and the second pigtail extension are each configured to detachably couple to the cannula.