Patent ID: 11944800
Assignee: MAGENTA MEDICAL LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a blood pump configured to be placed inside a body of subject, the blood pump comprising:
an impeller configured to pump blood of the subject by rotating;
an axial shaft upon which the impeller is disposed;
proximal and distal radial bearings, configured to stabilize the axial shaft radially during rotation of the impeller;
an atraumatic distal-tip portion disposed distally with respect to the impeller, the atraumatic distal-tip portion including an inflatable portion; and
a purging fluid configured to be pumped toward the distal-tip portion, such as to (a) purge the distal bearing, and (b) inflate the inflatable portion of the distal-tip portion.