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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey A. LaRose, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
HeartWare, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/125 (2014.02);
Abstract
An implantable blood pump including an inflow cannula, the inflow cannula having a malleable tube including an inflow portion, a steering assembly coupled to the inflow portion of the tube, an actuator coupled to the steering assembly for applying a force to the tube, and a cannula tip extending from the inflow portion of the tube and defining an aperture in fluid communication with the tube.