Title:
DELIVERY TUBE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/057253
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are provided, including a left-ventricular assist device (20) that includes an impeller (50) configured for insertion into a subject's left ventricle. A delivery tube (142) passes through the subject's aorta, from outside the subject into the left ventricle. The delivery tube (142) includes an outer layer (167) that varies along a length of the delivery tube (142) such that a flexural rigidity of the delivery tube at a first portion (P1) of the delivery tube, which is configured to traverse the aortic valve, is less than the flexural rigidity at a second portion (P2), which is configured to traverse at least a portion of the aortic arch, and the flexural rigidity at the second portion (P2) is less than the flexural rigidity at a third portion (P3), which is configured to traverse the descending aorta. Other applications are also described.
Inventors:
TUVAL YOSI (IL)
LUBINSKY GAD (IL)
SUDIN YURI (IL)
ROZENFELD AVI (IL)
MUSTACCHI SHAUL (IL)
TAMIR RAN (IL)
LUBINSKY GAD (IL)
SUDIN YURI (IL)
ROZENFELD AVI (IL)
MUSTACCHI SHAUL (IL)
TAMIR RAN (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2023/059137
Publication Date:
April 25, 2024
Filing Date:
September 14, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAGENTA MEDICAL LTD (IL)
International Classes:
A61M60/13; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M60/237; A61M60/414; A61M60/808; A61M60/825; A61M60/857; A61M60/865; A61M60/888; F16C17/10
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BEIDER, Joel (IL)
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