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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Breidall, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel H. VanCamp, Elk River, MN (US);
Travis J. Schauer, Rockford, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/818 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/818 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01);
Abstract
A bearing assembly is configured to retain a distal end of an impeller of a blood pump, where the impeller includes a drive shaft. The bearing assembly includes a pivot member coupled to a distal end of the drive shaft; a distal bearing cup having a proximally-facing surface configured to engage at least a portion of a distal section of the pivot member; and a sleeve bearing disposed around at least a portion of a proximal section of the pivot member.