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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Don W. E. Evans, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Mark Schneider, Mound, MN (US);
Douglas Wahnschaffe, Monticello, MN (US);
Scott Klimek, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Reed Houge, Buffalo, MN (US);
Don W. E. Evans, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Mark Schneider, Mound, MN (US);
Douglas Wahnschaffe, Monticello, MN (US);
Scott Klimek, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Reed Houge, Buffalo, MN (US);
MINNETRONIX, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A pump for inducing flow within a vascular system comprises a cannula having a first configuration for deployment within the vascular system and a second configuration for directing the fluid flow within the vascular system, where the second configuration has a greater diameter than the first configuration. An impeller is configured to induce the fluid flow by rotation about an axis. The impeller has a first radius in the first configuration and a second radius in the second configuration, where the second radius is greater than the first radius.