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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Novita Therapeutics, Llc, Kansas City, KS (US);
F. Nicholas Franano, Olathe, KS (US);
Howard M. Loree, II, Lowell, MA (US);
Geoff Tansley, Gold Coast, AU;
Steve Woodard, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Barrett Hutto, Los Gatos, CA (US);
FLOW FORWARD MEDICAL, INC., Olathe, KS (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a rotary blood pump with a double pivot contact bearing system with an operating range between about 50 mL/min and about 1500 mL/min, wherein the force on the upper bearing is less than 3N during operating speeds up to 6000 rpm. The disclosure also relates to a method of using a blood pump system for persistently increasing the overall diameter and lumen diameter of peripheral veins and arteries by persistently increasing the speed of blood and the wall shear stress in a peripheral vein or artery for period of time sufficient to result in a persistent increase in the overall diameter and lumen diameter of the vessel.