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US 1,136,184 · App. 29/875,152 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Micro impeller for a catheter blood pump

Inventors: Marius Korfanty (Dresden, DE); Ralph-Peter Mueller (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: FBR Medical, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,136,184
App. No.
29/875,152
Filed
Apr 28, 2023
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
S1
Art Unit
2914
USPC
D24/111
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for micro impeller for a catheter blood pump as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: KORFANTY, MARIUS; MUELLER, RALPH-PETER
To: FBR MEDICAL, INC.
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