US 12,263,331 B2
Systems and methods for pump-assisted blood circulation
Gopal K. Chopra, New York, NY (US); and William Graham, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to CARDIODYME, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by CARDIODYME, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/471,671.
Application 18/471,671 is a continuation of application No. 18/183,640, filed on Mar. 14, 2023, granted, now 11,793,992.
Application 18/183,640 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/076474, filed on Sep. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/245,039, filed on Sep. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0009443 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/174 (2021.01); A61M 60/403 (2021.01); A61M 60/806 (2021.01)
CPC A61M 60/148 (2021.01) [A61M 60/403 (2021.01); A61M 60/806 (2021.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for assisting a circulation of blood inside a body of a patient, the system comprising:
a pump including an impeller and a diffuser; and
a stator to rotate the impeller relative to the diffuser,
wherein the stator has a C-shape encompassing less than a 360 degree circumference of a longitudinal axis of the pump.