ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,306, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to MAGENTA MEDICAL LTD (Kadima, Israel).
"Impeller coupling portion" was invented by Yosi Tuval (Even Yehuda, Israel), Gad Lubinsky (Ein Vered, Israel), Yuri Sudin (Modiin-Makkabim-Reut, Israel), Avi Rozenfeld (Haifa, Israel), Shaul Mustacchi (Rosh Haayin, Israel) and Ran Tamir (Ramat Gan, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are described including an axial shaft and an impeller configured for rotation within a subject's body. A coupling element includes a first portion, which is disposed around the axial shaft, is shaped to define one or more slits that facilitate a radial...