Pump arrangement
First Claim
1. A blood pump assembly comprising:
- an elongate catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
a compressible rotor disposed at a distal end of the elongate catheter;
a housing surrounding the compressible rotor, the housing including a proximal end and a distal end, the housing shaped to define a flow-path and comprising;
a first fluid-tight section disposed at the distal end of the housing, the first fluid-tight section comprising a distal end defining a distal opening, a proximal end defining a proximal opening, and a central bore extending from the distal opening to the proximal opening, the central bore being radially fluid tight between the distal opening and the proximal opening;
a second fluid-tight section at least partially comprised of an elastic material and disposed at the proximal end of the housing, the second fluid-tight section comprising a flared distal end, a first blood inlet disposed at a distal end of the second fluid-tight section, and a blood outlet disposed at a proximal end of the second fluid-tight section, wherein the flared distal end defines the first blood inlet, and wherein the second fluid-tight section is radially fluid-tight between the first blood inlet and the blood outlet;
wherein the second fluid-tight section and the first fluid-tight section are coaxial, wherein a cross-sectional area of a proximal end of the first fluid-tight section is smaller than a cross-sectional area of a distal end of the second fluid-tight section, and wherein the proximal end of the first fluid-tight section is distal to a proximal end of the second fluid-tight section.
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Abstract
The subject matter of the present invention is a pump arrangement (1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50), in particular for use in the body'"'"'s own vessels, having a pump (11, 41, 51) and a sheath (12, 42, 52) receiving the pump, bounding a flow passage (S) and having a distal intake opening (13, 43, 53) and a proximal outflow opening (14, 29, 39, 44, 54) for producing a driving flow by means of the pump, wherein the pump is arranged in a first fluid-tight section (12a, 42a, 52a) having the distal intake opening and a second fluid-tight section (12b, 42b, 52b) includes the proximal outflow opening. In accordance with the invention, a further inlet opening (15) is present between the first section and the second section and is arranged between the intake opening and the outflow opening, with the first section and the second section being arranged with respect to one another such that the inlet opening opens into the flow proximal to the pump.
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20 Claims
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1. A blood pump assembly comprising:
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an elongate catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a compressible rotor disposed at a distal end of the elongate catheter; a housing surrounding the compressible rotor, the housing including a proximal end and a distal end, the housing shaped to define a flow-path and comprising; a first fluid-tight section disposed at the distal end of the housing, the first fluid-tight section comprising a distal end defining a distal opening, a proximal end defining a proximal opening, and a central bore extending from the distal opening to the proximal opening, the central bore being radially fluid tight between the distal opening and the proximal opening; a second fluid-tight section at least partially comprised of an elastic material and disposed at the proximal end of the housing, the second fluid-tight section comprising a flared distal end, a first blood inlet disposed at a distal end of the second fluid-tight section, and a blood outlet disposed at a proximal end of the second fluid-tight section, wherein the flared distal end defines the first blood inlet, and wherein the second fluid-tight section is radially fluid-tight between the first blood inlet and the blood outlet; wherein the second fluid-tight section and the first fluid-tight section are coaxial, wherein a cross-sectional area of a proximal end of the first fluid-tight section is smaller than a cross-sectional area of a distal end of the second fluid-tight section, and wherein the proximal end of the first fluid-tight section is distal to a proximal end of the second fluid-tight section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A blood pump assembly comprising:
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an elongate catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a compressible rotor disposed at a distal end of the elongate catheter; a housing surrounding the compressible rotor, the housing including a proximal end and a distal end, the housing shaped to define a flow-path and comprising; a first fluid-tight section disposed at the distal end of the housing, the first fluid-tight section comprising a distal end defining a distal opening, a proximal end defining a proximal opening, and a central bore extending from the distal opening to the proximal opening, the central bore being radially fluid tight between the distal opening and the proximal opening, wherein the central bore has a circular cross section; a second fluid-tight section at least partially comprised of an elastic material and disposed at the proximal end of the housing, the second fluid-tight section comprising a flared distal end, a first blood inlet disposed at a distal end of the second fluid-tight section, and a blood outlet disposed at the proximal end of the second fluid-tight section, wherein the flared distal end defines the first blood inlet, wherein the second fluid-tight section is radially fluid tight between the first blood inlet and the blood outlet; wherein the second fluid-tight section and the first fluid-tight section are coaxial, wherein a cross-sectional area of a proximal end of the first fluid-tight section is smaller than a cross-sectional area of a distal end of the second fluid-tight section, wherein the proximal end of the first fluid-tight section is distal to a proximal end of the second fluid-tight section, and wherein the second fluid-tight section is coupled to the first fluid-tight section by one or more wires. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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