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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shotaro Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Itamochi, Kanagawa, JP;
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A centrifugal pump for pumping blood includes a housingwith a housing main body, a blood inlet port, and a blood outlet port. A rotary bodyis rotatably accommodated inside the housing main body, and a support mechanismsupports the rotary body. The support mechanismis provided with a rod-like shaft member, and a first bearingand a second bearingwhich respectively and rotatably support end portions of the shaft member. The first bearingis provided with a protruding portionwhich protrudes in an eccentric manner with respect to a rotation center O when viewed from an upstream side of a blood flow, so that the protruding portion shields a counter-rotating, longitudinal side of the shaft member from exposure to the main flow of blood.