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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2021
Magenta Medical Ltd, Kadima, IL;
Yuval Zipory, Modiin, IL;
Ori Friedland, Tel Aviv, IL;
Yonatan Levi, Tel Aviv, IL;
Yosi Tuval, Even Yehuda, IL;
MAGENTA MEDICAL LTD, Kadima, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described including a left-ventricular assist device () that includes a pump-outlet tube (). A mixed-flow impeller () is configured to pump blood from a subjects left ventricle to the subjects aorta, by pumping the blood into the pump-outlet tube () via one or more blood inlet openings () disposed within the left ventricle, and by pumping blood out of the pump-outlet tube () via one or more blood outlet openings () disposed within the aorta. The mixed-flow impeller () includes an expandable portion () disposed along its axis and shaped such that a diameter of the expandable portion increases from a distal end of the expandable portion to its proximal end. The mixed-flow impeller () is configured to impart radial flow components to blood as the blood flows from its distal end to its proximal end. Other applications are also described.