MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202417069179 A) filed by Phap Medical, Llc, California, U.S.A., on Sept. 12, 2024, for 'systems and methods for a peristalsis heart assist pump.'
Inventor(s) include Smith, Steve; Babson, Brian; and Saveliev, Michael.
The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a novel system for pumping liquid such as blood without damaging cells. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more inflatable elements such as balloons which force liquid from an implanted pump. In some embodiments, one or more elements are configured to directionally inflate. In some embodiments, the directional inflation enables pumping in a bi-directional manner. In some embodiments, the system includes a plurality of elements that inflate sequentially to pump liquid in one direction or another. In some embodiments, the one or more elements are coupled to a tube or stent."
The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 10, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/064195.
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