Intracardiac blood pump
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1. A blood pump, comprising:
- a drive portion including a motor;
a pump portion including a pump wheel driven by the motor;
and at least one lateral flow opening disposed between the drive portion and the pump portion, wherein the flow opening is covered by a screen, configured for diverting a blood flow along the outside of the drive portion prior to entering into or upon exiting from the flow opening.
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Abstract
The blood pump (10) comprises an elongate drive portion (11) and a pump portion (12) lengthening the latter. Between the two portions, flow openings (17) are positioned. According to the invention, the flow openings (17) are covered by a screen (24) preventing the blood pump from sucking fast on tissue parts or cardiac valves or from sucking in endogenous tissue and being blocked thereby.
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1. A blood pump, comprising:
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a drive portion including a motor; a pump portion including a pump wheel driven by the motor; and at least one lateral flow opening disposed between the drive portion and the pump portion, wherein the flow opening is covered by a screen, configured for diverting a blood flow along the outside of the drive portion prior to entering into or upon exiting from the flow opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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