US Patent:
20130096364, Apr 18, 2013
Inventors:
Steven H. Reichenbach - Pleasanton CA, US
Pieter W.C.J. le Blanc - Rancho Cordova CA, US
Yi-Ren Woo - Livermore CA, US
David Gary Eldridge - Dublin CA, US
Stephen G. Briana - Pleasanton CA, US
William V. Hodges - Tracy CA, US
Ethan Petersen - Oakland CA, US
Peter Andriola - Alamo CA, US
International Classification:
A61M 1/10
A61F 2/07
F04D 29/046
F04D 29/22
F04D 17/08
US Classification:
600 16, 416223 A, 417353, 416174, 2988802
Abstract:
A blood pump includes a hub having an axis of rotation and a generally cylindrical shape. The hub has an upstream end region, a central region, and a downstream end region, and the hub includes a magnetic material. Blades that are disposed on the downstream end region of the hub extend downstream of the hub.