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US 12,702,818 B2Granted
Heart pump
AssigneeBiVACOR Inc.
InventorDaniel Timms
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Abstract
A heart pump including: a housing forming a cavity including: at least one inlet aligned with an axis of the cavity; and, at least one outlet provided in a circumferential outer wall of the cavity; an impeller provided within the cavity, the impeller including vanes for urging fluid from the inlet to the outlet; and, a drive for rotating the impeller in the cavity and wherein a flow path through the pump has a minimal cross-sectional area of at least 50 mm2.
Claims20
A heart pump including:
- a) a housing forming a cavity including:
- i) at least one inlet aligned with an axis of the cavity;
- ii) at least one outlet provided in a circumferential outer wall of the cavity;
- and,
- iii) an outlet volute:
- b) an impeller provided within the cavity, the impeller including vanes for urging fluid from the inlet to the outlet;
- and,
- c) a drive for rotating the impeller in the cavity, wherein the outlet volute is configured to generate a maximum radial force of less than 1.2 N over a defined flow range of 5 LPM to 8 LPM.
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