Boston scientific scimed, inc. (20250099745). PERCUTANEOUS BLOOD PUMP WITH OUTFLOW BLOCKING SLEEVE
PERCUTANEOUS BLOOD PUMP WITH OUTFLOW BLOCKING SLEEVE
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boston scientific scimed, inc.
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PERCUTANEOUS BLOOD PUMP WITH OUTFLOW BLOCKING SLEEVE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250099745 titled 'PERCUTANEOUS BLOOD PUMP WITH OUTFLOW BLOCKING SLEEVE
Original Abstract Submitted
an outflow blocking sleeve removably surrounding a blood outlet of a percutaneous blood pump positioned at a distal end of a catheter. the outflow blocking sleeve is configured to prevent blood egress from the blood outlet during insertion of the blood pump into a vasculature at a vascular access site. the blood pump is sized to be passed distally through an elastomeric seal of an introducer sheath into a lumen of an elongate shaft of the introducer sheath while the outflow blocking sleeve is prevented from passing through the elastomeric seal during advancement of the blood pump through the elastomeric seal.