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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Inventors:
Zhenghong Tao, Winchester, MA (US);
Christopher Zarins, Boston, MA (US);
Dion Mraz, Arlington, VA (US);
Stephen Vaughan, Medford, MA (US);
Julius Steven Becker, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
ABIOMED, INC., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1029 (2014.02); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/125 (2014.02); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3425 (2013.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cannula supporting a percutaneous pump can include a proximal section with a first flexural modulus. The cannula can include one or more distal sections with a flexural modulus that is different than the first flexural modulus. The material and its arrangement along the length of the cannula can be selected so as to influence bending properties. This can, for example, allow efficient positioning of the cannula in a desired location without displacing the guidewire.