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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Geoffrey Douglas Tansley, Kegworth, GB;
Martin Christopher Cook, Coogee, AU;
John Campbell Woodard, Thornleigh, AU;
Inventors:
Geoffrey Douglas Tansley, Kegworth, GB;
Martin Christopher Cook, Coogee, AU;
John Campbell Woodard, Thornleigh, AU;
Assignee:
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An axial flow rotary blood pump including an impeller adapted to be magnetically rotated within a housing by the interaction of magnets disposed on or in the impeller and stators disposed on or in the housing. The impeller includes at least one support ring supporting a plurality of blades, and a hydrodynamic bearing that operates at least axially and radially in respect of an axis of rotation of the impeller.