Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping
US8864643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49236
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A blood pump includes a hub having an axis of rotation and a generally cylindrical shape. The hub has an upstream end region, a central region, and a downstream end region, and the hub includes a magnetic material. Blades that are disposed on the downstream end region of the hub extend downstream of the hub.
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