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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Anna Iwaniec, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Richmond A. Wolf, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Anna Iwaniec, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Richmond A. Wolf, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intravascular miniature stent pump comprising an intravascular stent for implantation at an implant site within a blood vessel and a miniature pump mounted on the stent, wherein the pump allows an adequate blood flow to prevent clotting within a lumen of the stent, and wherein the blood flow is equal to or greater than a blood flow at the implant site before implantation.