ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,950, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (Aachen, Germany).
"Pump or rotary cutter for operation in a fluid" was invented by Petra Wiessler (Aachen, Germany), Sven-Rene Friedel (Aachen, Germany), Reiner Liebing (Aachen, Germany), Sami Er (Aachen, Germany) and Henning Schlicht (Aachen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a fluid pump or rotary cutter having at least one first element (9'", 10'") which can be brought from a transport state into an operating state by changing at least one mechanical property. Such a pump can, for example, be a blood pump for the medical, microi...