Magnetically-levitated blood pump with optimization method enabling miniaturization

A blood pump, comprising:

• an annular flow path defined between an inner surface of a housing and an outer surface of a rotor;
• an inflow end of the flow path providing for entry of blood through an inflow conduit;
• an outflow end of the flow path providing for exit of said blood through an outflow conduit;
• the rotor including an inflow element having at least one blade, the inflow element forming a flow path divergence, an outflow element on the outflow end forming a flow path convergence, and a body extending between the inflow element and the outflow element, the inflow element, outflow element, and body each being connected to one another by a shaft;
• at least one sensor coil at the flow path divergence, the at least one sensor coil being wound within a groove around at least partially around the inflow element;
• and
• an exterior housing, the exterior housing having a dome and a cable assembly for storing the electrical interconnections within the blood pump, the cable assembly including a feed-through body, the cable assembly being parallel to and laterally offset from a central axis of the outflow conduit.