18897235. CIRCULATION SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.)
CIRCULATION SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Organization Name
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Inventor(s)
Darrin Dale Beekman of Osseo MN US
CIRCULATION SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18897235 titled 'CIRCULATION SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Original Abstract Submitted
A mechanical circulatory support system may include a blood pump, an elongate tube coupled with the blood pump and extending proximally from the blood pump, and a flexible elongate shaft configured to be removably positioned within the elongate tube. The blood pump may be configured to pump blood from a ventricle of a heart of a patient to vasculature of the patient. The elongate shaft may be inserted into the elongate tube prior to or during delivery of the blood pump to the heart to achieve a desired pushability along the elongate tube. The elongate shaft may be removed from the elongate tube to increase a flexibility along the elongate tube to mitigate movement at a proximal end of the elongate tube being transferred to the blood pump positioned in the heart.