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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard K. Wampler, Granite Bay, CA (US);
David M. Lancisi, Folsom, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kriton Medical, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/700 ;
Abstract
An implantable rotary blood pump including a rotor mounted for rotation within a pump housing. The rotor has a shaft portion and an impeller carried by the shaft portion. A rotor motor is provided, with the motor including a plurality of permanent magnets carried by the impeller and motor stators on opposite sides of the impeller. The motor is operable to transmit torque and also to provide an axial magnetic force that acts as an axial bearing.
Published as:
CA2352270A1; WO0032257A1; AU1524200A; US6264635B1; EP1135181A1; KR20010090858A; JP2002531185A; AU765716B2; EP1135181B1; DE69934905D1; ES2279642T3; DE69934905T2; JP4146092B2;