Patent ID: 11950889
Assignee: MAGENTA MEDICAL LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 12:
13. A method comprising:
placing a left ventricular assist device into a left ventricle of a subject, the left ventricular assist device including:
a tube configured to traverse an aortic valve of the subject, such that a proximal portion of the tube is disposed within an aorta of the subject and a distal portion of the tube is disposed within the subject's left ventricle,
an impeller disposed within the distal portion of the tube,
a frame disposed around the impeller, and at least partially within the distal portion of the tube, the frame comprising struts and being configured such as to allow blood to flow into the distal portion of the tube via the struts of the frame; and
a braided element;

operating the impeller such as to pump blood into the tube via the distal portion of the tube that is disposed within the subject's left ventricle; and
deploying the braided element distally to the impeller in an entirety thereof, such as to prevent inner structures of the left ventricle from passing into the distal portion of the tube.