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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Tc1 Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Nyikos, Zurich, CH;
Bernhard Warberger, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1012 (2014.02); A61M 1/1029 (2014.02); A61M 1/1031 (2014.02); A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1015 (2014.02);
Abstract
Implantable blood pumps and related methods employ a compact rotary motor. The compact rotary motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and stator coils. The stator core includes a toroidal portion. Each of the stator coils extends around a respective segment of the toroidal portion. The stator being disposed within the housing circumferentially about the dividing wall such that the blood flow conduit extends through the stator core. The stator core is disposed circumferentially around at least a portion of the rotor.