PERCUTANEOUS BLOOD PUMP OUTFLOW WINDOW MARKINGS

Abstract

Various aspects of this disclosure are directed toward a percutaneous circulatory support device for use with a guidewire, the device comprising a housing having an interior lumen, an exterior surface, a blood inlet, and a blood outlet that includes at least one blood outflow window. An impeller is disposed within the interior lumen, with the impeller configured to rotate relative to the housing to cause blood flow into the blood inlet, through the interior lumen of the housing, and out of the blood outlet. A motor is operatively coupled to the impeller, the motor configured to rotatably drive the impeller, wherein the exterior surface of the housing adjacent the at least one blood outflow window comprises a marking.

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