	US 11,717,670 B2
	Intravascular fluid movement devices, systems, and methods of use
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US); Claudio Argento, Felton, CA (US); Tom Saul, Moss Beach, CA (US); Brady Esch, San Jose, CA (US); Colin Mixter, Santa Clara, CA (US); Peter Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US); Anna Kerlo, Milpitas, CA (US); Daniel Hildebrand, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and Daniel Varghai, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Shifamed Holdings, LLP, Campbell, CA (US)
Filed by SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC, Campbell, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,163.
Application 17/504,163 is a continuation of application No. 16/523,949, filed on Jul. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,185,677.
Application 16/523,949 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/036506, filed on Jun. 7, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/542,488, filed on Aug. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/516,296, filed on Jun. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080178 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 60/00 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/295 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/139 (2021.01); A61M 60/825 (2021.01); A61M 60/843 (2021.01); A61M 60/824 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01)

CPC A61M 60/857 (2021.01) [A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/139 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/295 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/824 (2021.01); A61M 60/825 (2021.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/843 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 2230/30 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A blood pump comprising:

an impeller having one or more impeller blades and being disposed within an expandable member;

a shaft coupled to the impeller and adapted to rotate the impeller; and

a fluid conduit comprising a membrane coupled to the expandable member, part of the one or more impeller blades being disposed within the expandable member and extending proximally from a proximal end of the fluid conduit; the fluid conduit extending distally from the impeller to a pump inlet.