Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Centrifugal pump apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 离心泵装置
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Application No.: US13254979Application Date: 2010-03-01
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Publication No.: US08770945B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: Takayoshi Ozaki , Hiroyuki Yamada , Kenichi Suzuki , Ken Sugiura
- Applicant: Takayoshi Ozaki , Hiroyuki Yamada , Kenichi Suzuki , Ken Sugiura
- Applicant Address: US CA Pleasanton
- Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Pleasanton
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Priority: JP2009-053661 20090306; JP2009-113753 20090508
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/053221 WO 20100301
- International Announcement: WO2010/101107 WO 20100910
- Main IPC: A61M1/10
- IPC: A61M1/10

Abstract:
In this centrifugal blood pump apparatus, one permanent magnet is provided in one surface of an impeller, a second permanent magnet is provided in an inner wall of a blood chamber, a third permanent magnet is provided in the other surface of the impeller, and a fourth permanent magnet and a rotor for driving the impeller to rotate are provided, with an diaphragm being interposed. An amount of change in attractive force between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet and an amount of change in attractive force between the third and fourth permanent magnets when the impeller is eccentric are made substantially equal to each other. Therefore, a levitation position of the impeller can always be maintained at a substantially central position in a housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110318203A1 CENTRIFUGAL PUMP APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2011-12-29
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