Portable drive system for artificial heart

A portable artificial-heart drive system, comprising:

• a blood pump to cause blood to flow, said blood pump comprising:
• a motor portion having a drive shaft to drive an artificial heart of a patient,
• a bearing,
• a rotation shaft extending from said motor portion and supported by said bearing,
• a pump vane driven via said rotation shaft,
• a blood seal for preventing a blood ingredient from entering said bearing, and
• a casing connected to said motor portion and covering said pump vane;
• a system drive section comprising:
• a purge solution circulator to supply purge fluid solution by circulating to a contact portion of said blood seal to maintain shaft sealing of said rotation shaft with respect to blood of the patient,
• a motor cable,
• a pump controller to electrically control said motor portion in said blood pump via said motor cable,
• a power supply to supply electric power to said pump controller and said purge solution circulator,
• a display to display operating states of at least one of said pump controller, said power supply and said purge solution circulator and data thereon,
• a communication interface to exchange information with an external device, and
• a controller to control said display, said communication interface, said pump controller, said power supply and said purge solution circulator;
• a movable transport section accommodating said system drive section;
• and
• a connection unit comprising:
• a connecting section to connect said blood pump and said system drive section, and
• a skin button section to secure said connecting section on the epidermis of the patient.