USPTO Patent Application for Blood Pump Outflow Window Markings

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Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application (US20260083955A1) filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. The application describes percutaneous blood pump outflow window markings for a circulatory support device. This is a routine publication of a patent application.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published patent application US20260083955A1, filed on September 19, 2025, by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. The application details a percutaneous circulatory support device featuring specific markings on the exterior surface of the housing adjacent to the blood outflow window. This disclosure is part of the standard patent application process and does not impose new regulatory obligations.

This publication is primarily of interest to medical device manufacturers and intellectual property professionals involved in the cardiovascular device sector. Companies developing or manufacturing similar devices should be aware of this patent filing as it may relate to existing or future intellectual property landscapes. No immediate compliance actions are required for regulated entities based on this patent application publication.

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PERCUTANEOUS BLOOD PUMP OUTFLOW WINDOW MARKINGS

Application US20260083955A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventors

Judith Tiferes Wang, Michael Kaland, Corey N. Meyer, Christopher John Sperry

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.