Medical Device Patent: Circulatory Support System with Diaphragm Pump

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Published September 19th, 2025

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application (US20260083957A1) for a circulatory support system with a diaphragm pump, assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. The application details a percutaneous circulatory support device system designed to pump blood.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a new patent application, US20260083957A1, for a circulatory support system with a diaphragm pump. The application, filed on September 19, 2025, and assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., describes a percutaneous circulatory support device system including a blood pump with an inlet, outlet, and a diaphragm pump mechanism.

This publication represents a new patent application filing and does not impose immediate regulatory obligations on medical device manufacturers. However, it signifies potential future intellectual property developments in the field of circulatory support systems. Companies in this sector should be aware of this filing as it may impact future product development and market exclusivity.

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CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH DIAPHRAGM PUMP

Application US20260083957A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventors

Tim O'Connor, David Ryan, Gavin O'Brien, Chris Cullen, Richard O'Sullivan, Benjamin Breidall

Abstract

Example medical devices including example cardiac pumps are disclosed. An example percutaneous circulatory support device system includes a blood pump including a pump housing having a distal end region and a proximal end region, a blood inlet positioned along the distal end region, a blood outlet positioned along the proximal end region and a first diaphragm pump positioned within the pump housing. Further, the first diaphragm pump is configured to draw blood into the pump inlet and pump blood out of the blood outlet.