MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202527134565 A) filed by Georgia Tech Research Corporation; North Carolina State University; William Marsh Rice University; Texas Heart Institute; and Baylor College Of Medicine on December 31, 2025, for Centrifugal Lvad With Wireless Power Transfer And Antithrombotic Slic Coating.
Inventors include Dasi, Lakshmi Prasad; Chen, Huang; Frazier, O. H.; Karnik, Shweta; Kota, Arun Kumar; Wang, Yaxin; Cavallaro, Joseph; Kiang, Simon; and Gonzales, Antonio Mendoza.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: An exemplary left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and method that employs design and material designs to reduce the thrombosis risk of LVAD implant in a patient. One feature of the design includes a stented inlet member for the device that can reduce or fully eliminate a flow stasis that can trigger blood protein adsorption that can lead to chain reactions that then result in thrombosis. Other features of the design include (i) a flexible rotor and/or pump housing that can reduce blood damage, (ii) hydrophilic slippery coatings at high sheer components, such as the rotor to further reduce protein adsorption and thus thrombosis risk, (iii) magnetic-based drive and bearing components that can improve the hemocompatibility of the blood pump, and (iv) advanced controls and charging.
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