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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Tci Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
Xiaoping Guo, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David Panus, Maple Grove, MN (US);
TCI LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a collapsible and self-expanding cannula for a percutaneous heart pump. The collapsible and self-expanding cannula comprises an open proximal end, an open distal end, and an elongate fluid-impermissible wall structure that includes a first balloon film, a cannula strut, and a second balloon film. The first balloon film is disposed on an interior surface of the cannula, the second balloon film is disposed on the exterior surface of the cannula, and the cannula strut is between the two balloon films. Together they form an integrated hybrid structure upon thermal fusion bonding. Also disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing the collapsible and self-expanding cannula.