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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Thorvascular Pty Ltd, Frenchs Forest, AU;
John Begg, Fitzroy Falls, AU;
Peter Ayre, Frenchs Forest, AU;
John Begg, Fitzroy Falls, AU;
Thorvascular Pty Ltd, Frenchs Forest, AU;
Abstract
A cardiac assist device comprising: an implantable pump having a first and second end and adapted to be mounted within a blood vessel, wherein the pump further comprises an impeller that rotates about an axis parallel to the flow of blood through the pump and wherein the impeller lateral movement is restrained between the first and second end by bearings positioned at respective first and second ends; and wherein the pump is powered by a first implanted coil and a second external coil mounted on either side of a skin barrier of a patient, wherein the first and second coils are in electrical communication to relay power across the skin barrier.