Impeller for a rotary ventricular assist device
US8419609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/0476
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An impeller for a blood pump such as a magnetically driven, rotary ventricular assist device for pumping blood of a patient, the impeller being substantially entirely made of an alloy which consists essentially of about 70-80 weight percent of platinum and 20-30 weight percent of cobalt.
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