Catheter pump

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1995-02-27

1998-05-12

Rimell, Sam

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604131, A61M 100

Patent

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057498555

ABSTRACT:
Implantable catheter pumps are disclosed including a drive cable, with one end of the drive cable being connectable to a drive source, a collapsible drive propeller at the other end of the drive cable, with the collapsible drive propeller being adjustable between a closed configuration in which the collapsible drive propeller is collapsed upon the drive cable and an open configuration in which the collapsible drive propeller is expanded so as to be operative as an impeller, and a sleeve extending between one side of the collapsible drive propeller and the other side of the collapsible drive propeller with the sleeve being movable between configurations in which the collapsible drive propeller is in the open and closed configuration.

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