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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Brijesh Gill, Houston, TX (US);
Charles S. Cox, Jr., Bellaire, TX (US);
Kevin R. Aroom, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brijesh Gill, Houston, TX (US);
Charles S. Cox, Jr., Bellaire, TX (US);
Kevin R. Aroom, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas Systems, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 35/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to a multi-disk centrifugal pump suitable for pumping fluids, including biocompatible fluids, such as blood. The design of the pump components is optimized to reduce or eliminate the probability of clotting and hemolysis when pumping blood, and to be energy efficient and resistant to physical shock for portable applications.