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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Tc1 Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Zijing Zeng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Phyllis Yuen, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael R. Butler, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/40 (2021.01); F04D 29/18 (2006.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/205 (2021.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/40 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/205 (2021.01); F04D 29/183 (2013.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
An impeller for a pump is disclosed herein. The impeller can include a hub having a fixed end and a free end. The impeller can also have a plurality of blades supported by the hub. Each blade can have a fixed end coupled to the hub and a free end. The impeller can have a stored configuration and a deployed configuration, the blades in the deployed configuration extending away from the hub, and the blades in the stored configuration being compressed against the hub.