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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2022
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Tc1 Llc, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Mark W. Mcbride, Bellefonte, PA (US);
Thomas M. Mallison, State College, PA (US);
Gregory P. Dillon, State College, PA (US);
Robert L. Campbell, Port Matilda, PA (US);
David A. Boger, Jenkintown, PA (US);
Stephen A. Hambric, State College, PA (US);
Robert F. Kunz, State College, PA (US);
James P. Runt, State College, PA (US);
Justin M. Walsh, Spring Mills, PA (US);
Boris Leschinsky, Mahwah, NJ (US);
THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, University Park, PA (US);
TC1 LLC, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter blood pump includes a cannula with an expandable central portion having a proximal end, a distal end and a blood flow conduit therebetween. A flexible inlet portion at the distal end is provided with a plurality of spaced apart inlet struts configured to prevent an obstruction from entering, and a flexible outlet portion is provided with a plurality of spaced apart outlet struts operative to reduce a swirl velocity of blood, wherein the plurality of spaced apart inlet struts and the plurality of spaced apart outlet struts are fabricated from a collapsible shape memory material.