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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Daniel A. Walters, Rockaway Township, NJ (US);
William James Repka, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ (US);
Kevin J. Powell, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Richard L. Keenan, Livermore, CA (US);
Justin M. Walsh, Spring Mills, PA (US);
Robert L. Campbell, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Mark W. Mcbride, Bellefonte, PA (US);
Daniel A. Walters, Rockaway Township, NJ (US);
William James Repka, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ (US);
Kevin J. Powell, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Richard L. Keenan, Livermore, CA (US);
Justin M. Walsh, Spring Mills, PA (US);
Robert L. Campbell, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Mark W. McBride, Bellefonte, PA (US);
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
A heart pump and a catheter assembly therefor are provided that include a flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, the catheter body having a plurality of lumens therethrough. The catheter body can be sufficiently flexible to extend from a peripheral access to a patient's heart. The catheter assembly can also include an impeller assembly having an impeller and a housing. The impeller assembly can be coupled with the flexible catheter body such that a tensile force applied to opposite ends of the catheter assembly enhances the security of the connection between the catheter body and the impeller assembly.