Patent ID: 11911072
Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A blood pump system, comprising:
an intracardiac device comprising a pump and a cannula, the pump having a pump housing, a rotor, and an opening in the pump housing, the cannula having a proximal end that interfaces with a distal end of the pump housing and a distal end with at least one distal opening, the pump being configured to be operated by a motor;
an elongate catheter coupled on its distal end to the motor or to the pump housing; and
a sheath assembly, comprising:
an introducer sheath configured to introduce the intracardiac device into a blood vessel; and
a variable size repositioning sheath having a sheath body that is adjustable in a radial direction along the full length of the sheath body, the variable size repositioning sheath configured to reposition the intracardiac device inside the blood vessel.