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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Heartware, Inc., Mounds View, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mustafa Ertan Taskin, Cooper City, FL (US);
Charles R. Shambaugh, Jr., Coral Gables, FL (US);
Assignee:
HeartWare, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1012 (2014.02); A61M 1/1031 (2014.02);
Abstract
A mechanical circulatory support device includes an inner housing having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a flow path there between. The flow path defines a longitudinal axis. A volute downstream of the outlet end has an outlet port. A rotor mounted within the inner housing upstream of the volute and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis is included. The volute includes an inner surface having a minimum radius immediately adjacent the rotor and a maximum radius at the outlet port that is larger than the minimum radius.