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Pumping blood

US9265870B2 · kind B2 · utility

65Cited by

73References

44Claims

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Assignee

Thoratec Corporation · US

Inventors

Steven H. Reichenbach · Pleasanton, US
Pieter W. C. J. le Blanc · Citrus Heights, US
Yi-Ren Woo · Woodbury, US
David Gary Eldridge · Brentwood, US
Stephen G. Briana · Pleasanton, US
William V. Hodges · Tracy, US
Eric Lee · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2011
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/04
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A blood pump includes a rotor having a flared portion downstream proximate a downstream bearing that supports the rotor. The flared portion of the rotor includes a width greater than a width of an upstream portion of the rotor. A blood pump also includes a housing having an internal wall with a flared portion downstream of a motor stator and proximate a transverse outlet.

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