CPC F04D 3/00 (2013.01) [A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/174 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/808 (2021.01); A61M 60/824 (2021.01); F04D 3/02 (2013.01); F04D 29/181 (2013.01); F04D 29/247 (2013.01); F04D 29/528 (2013.01); F04D 29/542 (2013.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F05B 2240/311 (2013.01); F05B 2280/5001 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A catheter pump comprising:
a cannula comprising:
a non-expandable portion;
an expandable portion extending between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the expandable portion comprises a mesh;
a plurality of inlet struts extending from the expandable portion distal end; and
a plurality of discharge struts extending between the non-expandable portion and the expandable portion proximal end, wherein the plurality of inlet struts and the plurality of discharge struts comprise nitinol; and
an impeller disposed in the cannula, the impeller sized and shaped to be inserted into a heart of a patient.
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