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

Claim 8:
9. A method comprising:
placing a blood pump inside a body of subject, the blood pump including:
an impeller,
a frame disposed around the impeller,
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, and
an atraumatic distal-tip portion disposed distally with respect to the impeller, the atraumatic distal-tip portion including an inflatable portion;

pumping a purging fluid toward the distal-tip portion, such as to (a) purge the distal bearing, and (b) inflate the inflatable portion of the distal-tip portion; and
pumping blood of the subject by driving the impeller to rotate.