Magenta Medical Ltd.

Shaul Jacob Leisner Mustacchi

Yosi Tuval

Ehud Schwammenthal

Gad Lubinsky

Yinnon Elisha

Avi Rozenfeld

Victor Troshin

Hagit Zemer Harel

Zev Sohn

Yuri Sudin

Apparatus and methods are described including delivering a left-ventricular assist device to a subject's aorta. The device including a distal-tip element that defines a straight proximal portion, and a curved distal portion, the curved distal portion defining first and second curves with an elongated straight portion between the first and second curves. The distal-tip element is centered with respect to the aortic valve using the curved distal portion of the distal-tip element, to thereby guide the device through the subject's aortic valve atraumatically. A pump pumps blood through from the subject's left ventricle to the subject's aorta. Other applications are also described.

Distal tip element for a ventricular assist device

Apparatus and methods are described including delivering a left-ventricular assist device to a subject's left ventricle. A tube is positioned such that a proximal portion of the tube traverses an aortic valve of the subject, and a distal portion of the tube is disposed within a left ventricle of the subject. A pump pumps blood through the tube from the subject's left ventricle to the subject's aorta such as to cause the proximal portion of the tube to be maintained in an open state, and to cause at least a portion of the tube to become curved. Other applications are also described.

Curved tube for a ventricular assist device

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Shaul Jacob Leisner Mustacchi