Axial flow blood pump with radially offset rotor
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1. A blood pump, comprising:
- a housing defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a first axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end;
a ferromagnetic rotor disposed within the housing and configured pump blood in a direction along the first axis; and
a single stator disposed within housing and around the ferromagnetic rotor, the stator being configured to apply a magnetic force causing rotation of the ferromagnetic rotor;
a non-ferromagnetic tubular body disposed between the rotor and the stator and co-axial with the first axis, the rotor being entirely disposed within the non-ferromagnetic tubular body the stator being affixed within the housing at a predetermined non-uniform radial distance from an exterior surface of the tubular body to an inner diameter of the stator;
and during operation of the blood pump, the rotor is maintained at a predetermined non-uniform radial distance from the tubular body and the stator is eccentric to the rotor.
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Abstract
A blood pump including a housing defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a first axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A ferromagnetic rotor is disposed within the housing and configured pump blood in a direction along the first axis. A stator is disposed within housing and around the ferromagnetic rotor, the stator is configured to apply a magnetic force causing rotation of the ferromagnetic rotor, the stator being eccentric to the rotor.
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16 Claims
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1. A blood pump, comprising:
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a housing defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a first axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a ferromagnetic rotor disposed within the housing and configured pump blood in a direction along the first axis; and a single stator disposed within housing and around the ferromagnetic rotor, the stator being configured to apply a magnetic force causing rotation of the ferromagnetic rotor; a non-ferromagnetic tubular body disposed between the rotor and the stator and co-axial with the first axis, the rotor being entirely disposed within the non-ferromagnetic tubular body the stator being affixed within the housing at a predetermined non-uniform radial distance from an exterior surface of the tubular body to an inner diameter of the stator; and during operation of the blood pump, the rotor is maintained at a predetermined non-uniform radial distance from the tubular body and the stator is eccentric to the rotor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A blood pump, comprising:
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a housing having an inflow cannula sized to be implanted with a human heart, the inflow cannula defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a first axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a ferromagnetic impeller disposed within the housing proximate to the proximal end of the inflow cannula, the impeller defining a second axis and configured impel blood in a direction along the second axis; and a single stator disposed within housing and around the ferromagnetic impeller, the stator being configured to apply a magnetic force causing rotation of the ferromagnetic impeller around the second axis, and during use, the stator defines a third axis offset from the second axis and offset from the first axis; and a non-ferromagnetic tubular body disposed within the inflow cannula and around the impeller, the tubular body being co-axial within the first axis, the stator being affixed within the housing at a predetermined non-uniform radial distance from an exterior surface of the tubular body to an inner diameter of the stator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A blood pump, comprising:
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a housing having an inflow cannula sized to be implanted with a human heart, the inflow cannula defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a first axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a ferromagnetic impeller defining a plurality of hydrodynamic bearings disposed within the housing proximate to the proximal end of the inflow cannula, the impeller defining a second axis parallel to the first axis and configured impel blood in a direction along the second axis; a single stator disposed within housing and around the ferromagnetic rotor, the stator being configured to apply a magnetic force causing rotation of the ferromagnetic impeller around the second axis, and during use, the stator defines a third axis parallel to the second axis; and a non-ferromagnetic tubular body disposed within the inflow cannula, the impeller being disposed within and surrounded by the non-ferromagnetic tubular body, the tubular body being co-axial within the first axis, and during use, the tubular body being eccentric with the impeller and creating a fluid gap between the impeller and the tubular body, the fluid gap being non-uniform around the impeller, the stator being affixed within the housing at a predetermined non-uniform radial distance from an exterior surface of the tubular body to an inner diameter of the stator.
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