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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Heartwave, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Larose, Sunrise, FL (US);
Carlos Reyes, Davie, FL (US);
Charles R. Shambaugh, 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 1/1036 (2014.02); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1015 (2014.02); A61M 1/1017 (2014.02); A61M 1/122 (2014.02);
Abstract
A blood pump including a housing defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a first axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A ferromagnetic rotor is disposed within the housing and configured pump blood in a direction along the first axis. A stator is disposed within housing and around the ferromagnetic rotor, the stator is configured to apply a magnetic force causing rotation of the ferromagnetic rotor, the stator being eccentric to the rotor.