The subject matter of the present invention is a pump arrangement, in particular for use in the body's own vessels, having a pump and a sheath receiving the pump, bounding a flow passage and having a distal intake opening and a proximal outflow opening for producing a driving flow by means of the pump, wherein the pump is arranged in a first fluid-tight section having the distal intake opening and a second fluid-tight section includes the proximal outflow opening. In accordance with the invention, a further inlet opening is present between the first section, and the second section and is arranged between the intake opening and the outflow opening, with the first section and the second section being arranged with respect to one another such that the inlet opening opens into the flow proximal to the pump.

The subject matter of the present invention is a pump arrangement, in particular for use in the body's own vessels, having a pump and a sheath receiving the pump, bounding a flow passage and having a distal intake opening and a proximal outflow opening for producing a driving flow by means of the pump, wherein the pump is arranged in a first fluid-tight section having the distal intake opening and a second fluid-tight section includes the proximal outflow opening. In accordance with the invention, a further inlet opening is present between the first section, and the second section and is arranged between the intake opening and the outflow opening, with the first section and the second section being arranged with respect to one another such that the inlet opening opens into the flow proximal to the pump.

The devices and methods described herein include an implantable body lumen fluid flow modulator including an upstream flow accelerator separated by a gap from a downstream flow decelerator. The gap is a pathway to entrain additional fluid from a branch lumen(s) into the fluid stream flowing from the upstream flow accelerator to the downstream flow decelerator.

A blood pump system, comprising: a heart circulation pump (1) for being arranged in a heart so as to pump blood in the heart into an aorta; an aorta circulation pump (2) for being arranged in the aorta so as to supply blood in the aorta to a set organ; and a power transmission section (3) connected between the heart circulation pump (1) and the aorta circulation pump (2) so as to realize power transmission. The blood pump system is capable of accelerating the circulation of the blood in the heart and the blood in the aorta by means of the heart circulation pump (1) and the aorta circulation pump (2), respectively, thus assisting in improving the blood supply function of the heart. Moreover, rotating blades (112) of the blood pump system are adjustable. When in use, the rotating blades in a fully folded state allow the blood pump system to be placed into a body by means of a simple interventional operation, and then the rotating blades are unfolded to a semi-unfolded state or a fully unfolded state in the body to improve the blood flow condition.

A blood pump system, comprising: a heart circulation pump (1) for being arranged in a heart so as to pump blood in the heart into an aorta; an aorta circulation pump (2) for being arranged in the aorta so as to supply blood in the aorta to a set organ; and a power transmission section (3) connected between the heart circulation pump (1) and the aorta circulation pump (2) so as to realize power transmission. The blood pump system is capable of accelerating the circulation of the blood in the heart and the blood in the aorta by means of the heart circulation pump (1) and the aorta circulation pump (2), respectively, thus assisting in improving the blood supply function of the heart. Moreover, rotating blades (112) of the blood pump system are adjustable. When in use, the rotating blades in a fully folded state allow the blood pump system to be placed into a body by means of a simple interventional operation, and then the rotating blades are unfolded to a semi-unfolded state or a fully unfolded state in the body to improve the blood flow condition.

A catheter system for a catheter pump is disclosed. The system can include an elongate catheter body having a distal portion including an expandable cannula having an inlet and an outlet. The expandable cannula can have a delivery profile and an operational profile larger than the delivery profile. An impeller assembly can include an impeller shaft and an impeller body. A sheath can have a cannula retention zone disposed over the expandable cannula and a separation zone. The cannula retention zone can have a first configuration adapted to retain the expandable cannula in the delivery profile. The system can be adapted to separate the separation zone into a first portion and a second portion disposed across a gap. The gap can enable the elongate catheter body to pass between the first and second portion so that the sheath can be removed from the elongate catheter body.

A catheter pump assembly is provided that includes an elongate body, an elongate flexible shaft disposed in the elongate body, and an impeller coupled with the distal end of the elongate flexible shaft. The drive system includes a drive component, a motor and a tension member. The tension member is coupled with the motor and the drive component and to cause the drive component to rotate, and thereby to cause the impeller to rotate.

A catheter pump assembly is provided that includes an elongate body, an elongate flexible shaft disposed in the elongate body, and an impeller coupled with the distal end of the elongate flexible shaft. The drive system includes a drive component, a motor and a tension member. The tension member is coupled with the motor and the drive component and to cause the drive component to rotate, and thereby to cause the impeller to rotate.

The subject matter of the present invention is a pump arrangement, in particular for use in the body's own vessels, having a pump and a sheath receiving the pump, bounding a flow passage and having a distal intake opening and a proximal outflow opening for producing a driving flow by means of the pump, wherein the pump is arranged in a first fluid-tight section having the distal intake opening and a second fluid-tight section includes the proximal outflow opening. In accordance with the invention, a further inlet opening is present between the first section, and the second section and is arranged between the intake opening and the outflow opening, with the first section and the second section being arranged with respect to one another such that the inlet opening opens into the flow proximal to the pump.

The subject matter of the present invention is a pump arrangement, in particular for use in the body's own vessels, having a pump and a sheath receiving the pump, bounding a flow passage and having a distal intake opening and a proximal outflow opening for producing a driving flow by means of the pump, wherein the pump is arranged in a first fluid-tight section having the distal intake opening and a second fluid-tight section includes the proximal outflow opening. In accordance with the invention, a further inlet opening is present between the first section, and the second section and is arranged between the intake opening and the outflow opening, with the first section and the second section being arranged with respect to one another such that the inlet opening opens into the flow proximal to the pump.