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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Joseph P. Higgins, Wayzata, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/865 (2021.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/17 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/865 (2021.01); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0127 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/17 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an intravascular blood pump and guide wire and guide wire catheter, the blood pump configured to enter the vasculature at one access site and guide wire catheter and guide wire at a second access site separated from the first access site. The guide wire catheter, or the guide wire, comprise a magnet near a distal end and the blood pump's distal tip comprising a magnet, wherein the magnets align and connect within the vasculature within the iliac artery for further advancement as a connected assembly.