PARTIALLY-DEFORMABLE IMPELLER AND CATHETER BLOOD PUMP INCORPORATING SAME

A partially deformable impeller has at least two blades, wherein a periphery of each blade is deformable, the periphery being an outermost 5 to 20 percent of a width of the blade. In some embodiments, a catheter blood pump incorporates the partially deformable impeller.

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1. Verfasser: PIFERI, Peter G
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A partially deformable impeller has at least two blades, wherein a periphery of each blade is deformable, the periphery being an outermost 5 to 20 percent of a width of the blade. In some embodiments, a catheter blood pump incorporates the partially deformable impeller.