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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Aron Callaway, Goffstown, NH (US);
Peter Soderholm, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); B25B 23/14 (2006.01); F04B 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61M 1/127 (2013.01); A61M 5/168 (2013.01); B25B 23/14 (2013.01); F04B 51/00 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0238 (2013.01); A61M 2209/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical pump system can include a blood pump comprising a pump housing defining a passage therethrough and a rotor within the passage. The blood pump further includes one or more elements at least partially contained within the housing adapted to actuate the rotor to drive fluid though the passage. The pump housing includes at least one coupling feature. The system further includes an inflow cannula defining a lumen therethrough. The inflow cannula is adapted to be mechanically coupled to the at least one coupling feature.