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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh, Berlin, DE;
Jörg Schumacher, Teltow, DE;
Gerd Spanier, Aachen, DE;
Thorsten Siess, Aachen, DE;
Maxim Daschewski, Berlin, DE;
Jim-Po Wang, Danvers, MA (US);
ECP ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, Aachen, DE;
Abstract
The application relates to an external drive unit () for an implantable heart assist pump. The proposed drive unit () comprises a motor () for driving the heart assist pump, wherein the motor () is connectable to the heart assist pump via a transcutaneous drive shaft (). The drive unit () further comprises a heat spreader () comprising a contact surface configured to contact and/or directly contact and/or lie flat against a skin of a patient. The contact surface is connected or connectable with the motor () in a thermally-conductive manner to transfer heat generated by the motor () to tissue of the patient.