Patent ID: 11946481
Assignee: ECP ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  A  B | IPC A  B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method for producing a radially compressible and expandable rotor for a fluid pump, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a mold comprising one or more volumes for forming one or more impeller elements of the rotor, the one or more volumes extending radially with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotor, wherein the one or more volumes of the mold each include overflow openings disposed at radially extending edges of the one or more volumes;
injecting molding material for forming the one or more impeller elements into the mold such that the molding material flows radially with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor into and within each of the one or more volumes and molding material flows out of each of the one or more volumes axially through the overflow openings; and
introducing reinforcement elements into the molding material for reinforcing the one or more impeller element, such that, as the molding material flows radially within the one or more volumes, the reinforcement elements are entrained and oriented radially by a flow of the molding material.