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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher M. Michelena, Miami, FL (US);
David A. Schafir, Miami Shores, FL (US);
Fernando Casas, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Mustafa Ertan Taskin, Cooper City, FL (US);
Assignee:
HeartWare, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/824 (2021.01); F04D 7/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/18 (2006.01); F04D 29/041 (2006.01); F16C 27/08 (2006.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/824 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01); F04D 7/00 (2013.01); F04D 29/041 (2013.01); F04D 29/181 (2013.01); F16C 27/08 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0294 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3523 (2013.01); A61M 2205/825 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); F16C 2360/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable blood pump includes a tube including an inner wall, and wherein during operation of the blood pump, the impeller rotates within the tube and a distance between the inner wall of the tube and the thrust bearing decreases as a speed of the impeller increases.