Patent ID: 11957891
Assignee: BASHAR BALLOUT
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A percutaneous blood pump for percutaneous insertion into a patient's circulatory system, the blood pump comprising a pump housing with an impeller housed in the pump housing, the impeller being rotatable so as to cause blood to be drawn into and through the pump housing, and a motor housing an electric motor for causing a rotational movement, the motor housing being distinct from the pump housing and spaced apart from the pump housing in a proximal direction, the blood pump further comprising at least one flexible sheath extending between the motor housing and the pump housing and at least one flexible cable extending through the flexible sheath so as to transfer a rotational movement from the electric motor to the impeller, wherein at least one of the at least one flexible cable comprises a plurality of cable elements that are coupled to each other in series to form the flexible cable, wherein the cable elements are coupled to each other such that a rotational movement can be transferred by means of the flexible cable by applying a torque, wherein the cable elements are at least partially configured to decouple from each other if the applied torque exceeds a predetermined maximum torque.