ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,483, issued on July 8, was assigned to TC1 LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Fluid seals for catheter pump motor assembly" was invented by Paul F. Muller (San Carlo, Calif.), Keif M. Fitzgerald (San Jose, Calif.), Michael R. Butler (Dublin, Calif.) and Todd Jenkins (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter pump system is disclosed. The catheter pump system can include a shaft assembly and an impeller coupled with a distal portion of the shaft assembly. A motor assembly can impart rotation on the impeller through the shaft assembly, the motor assembly comprising a motor which rotates the shaft assembly. The catheter pump system...