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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Applicant:
David Horvath, Euclid, OH (US);
Inventor:
David Horvath, Euclid, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pump includes: (a) an elongated pump housing having first and second ends; (b) a primary impeller mounted in the housing for rotation about an axis, the impeller comprising a plurality of vanes whose outer tips define an impeller plane; (c) an inlet disposed in fluid communication with the primary impeller; and (d) an annular volute housing communicating with the primary impeller and with an outlet, where the volute housing is axially offset from the impeller plane.