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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Dowling, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert T. V. Kung, Andover, MA (US);
Paul Spence, Louisville, KY (US);
Thorsten Siess, Wuerselen, DE;
Gerd Spanier, Aachen, DE;
Eric Gratz, Louisville, KY (US);
Caitlyn Hastie, Billerica, MA (US);
Assignee:
Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2/064 (2013.01); A61M 1/106 (2013.01); A61M 1/107 (2013.01); A61M 1/1032 (2014.02); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/3653 (2013.01); A61M 1/3655 (2013.01); A61M 25/0043 (2013.01); A61M 25/0071 (2013.01); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00884 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1135 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0026 (2013.01); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/12 (2013.01); A61M 2025/006 (2013.01); A61M 2206/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blood flow conduit includes a first conduit portion defining a first portion of a lumen; and a second conduit portion defining a second portion of a lumen. At least one of the first or second conduit portions may include a tip portion and the other of the first or second conduit portions may include an enlarged area.