Diaphragm pump for medical applications
First Claim
1. An implantable diaphragm pump for use in medical applications comprising:
- a housing comprising a valve plate and a diaphragm;
a pump chamber between said valve plate and said diaphragm;
a permanent magnet being proximate to said diaphragm; and
said diaphragm comprising a coil, wherein varying the direction of electrical current applied to said coil shall cause the diaphragm to engage either the permanent magnet or the valve plate.
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Abstract
An implantable diaphragm pump for use in medical applications comprising a housing having a pump cap, a valve plate, a diaphragm, and a base plate, wherein the pump cap and the valve plate are separated by the diaphragm, and the valve plate and lower surface of the diaphragm serve to form a pump chamber. A permanent magnet is attached to the pump cap within the diaphragm chamber wherein the lower surface of the permanent magnet is adjacent to the upper surface of the diaphragm. The diaphragm having a coil and a corrugated outer periphery, wherein when electrical current flows in a first direction through the coil, the diaphragm engages the lower surface of the permanent magnet, and when electrical current flows in a direction opposite the first direction, said diaphragm engages the upper surface of the valve plate.
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19 Claims
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1. An implantable diaphragm pump for use in medical applications comprising:
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a housing comprising a valve plate and a diaphragm;
a pump chamber between said valve plate and said diaphragm;
a permanent magnet being proximate to said diaphragm; and
said diaphragm comprising a coil, wherein varying the direction of electrical current applied to said coil shall cause the diaphragm to engage either the permanent magnet or the valve plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An implantable diaphragm pump for use in medical applications comprising:
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a valve plate, a base plate, and a diaphragm;
said diaphragm having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein said diaphragm upper surface comprises a piezoelectric material, and said valve plate and said diaphragm lower surface form a pump chamber;
wherein the presence of a voltage shall cause said diaphragm to displace relative to said valve plate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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