CPC A61M 60/833 (2021.01) [A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/139 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/416 (2021.01); A61M 60/531 (2021.01); A61M 60/585 (2021.01); A61M 60/804 (2021.01); A61M 60/818 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a catheter;
first and second impellers configured to be inserted into a subject's body via the catheter, the first and second impellers being disposed in series with each other;
a first impeller cage configured to be disposed around the first impeller;
a second impeller cage configured to be disposed around the second impeller;
a sleeve configured to extend longitudinally along more than 50 percent of a distance between the first and second impellers wherein the sleeve is separate from the first and second impeller cages.
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