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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Abiomed Europe Gmbh, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Abiomed Europe GmbH, Aachen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); A61M 2210/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intravascular blood pump may have a catheter () and a pumping device () attached to the catheter (). The catheter () extends along a longitudinal axis and has a distal end () and a proximal end () opposite the distal end (). The catheter () may have a tubular stiffening structure () extending longitudinally between the proximal end () and the distal end () of the catheter (). The tubular stiffening structure () has a lumen () and a proximal end () and a closed distal end () opposite the proximal end (), wherein the lumen () of the stiffening structure () is configured to receive a pressurized fluid having an over-pressure of at least 5 bar.