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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Cardiacassist, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Linehan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/16 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1698 (2013.01); A61M 1/3659 (2014.02); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cannula includes a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a tubular sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The cannula further includes an extendable member provided on a portion of the sidewall. The extendable member is configured to extend radially outward from the sidewall. The sidewall defines an aperture located between the proximal end and the distal end of the main tube.