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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Tc1 Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul F. Muller, San Carlos, CA (US);
Keif M. Fitzgerald, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/17 (2021.01); A61M 60/205 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/508 (2021.01); A61M 60/81 (2021.01); A61M 60/824 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/818 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/17 (2021.01); A61M 60/205 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/508 (2021.01); A61M 60/81 (2021.01); A61M 60/824 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/818 (2021.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heart pump includes a cannula having a sidewall defining a longitudinal blood flow passage and a plurality of outlets extending through the sidewall. A rotatable impeller hub includes at least one impeller blade, wherein the at least one impeller blade is shaped to convey blood through the blood flow passage toward the plurality of outlets when the impeller hub is rotated at an operational speed. A diffuser defines an outer, flow directing surface having a geometry that is configured to control at least one property of the conveyed blood prior to flowing through the plurality of outlets.