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Magnetically suspended and rotated impellor pump apparatus and method
Assignee: ERWIN H WEDER FAMILY DECK'S PRAIRIE HISTORICAL EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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Filing: 1986-11-04
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2006-11-04
Abstract
Abstract A novel pump apparatus and method, the pump including a magnetically suspended and rotated impellor inside the pump housing. A novel sensor system detects the position of the impellor and thus provides the necessary information for operation of a suspension circuit for magnetically suspending the impellor. A valve member may be included as part of the impellor to prevent reverse flow in the event of impellor failure when used as a ventricular assist device.
Inventors
- 👤 Don B. Olsen
- 👤 Gunter Bramm
- 👤 Pavel Novak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 14:16
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/08; H02K7/09; A; A61; A61M; A61M60/00; A61M60/10; A61M60/122; A61M60/165; A61M60/178; A61M60/20; A61M60/205; A61M60/216; A61M60/40; A61M60/403; A61M60/419; A61M60/422; A61M60/50; A61M60/508; A61M60/538; A61M60/80; A61M60/802; A61M60/81; A61M60/814; A61M60/818; A61M60/82; A61M60/822; A61M60/833; F; F04; F04D; F04D1/00; F04D1/006; F04D13/00; F04D13/02; F04D13/06; F04D13/0606; F04D13/064; F04D29/00; F04D29/04; F04D29/042; F04D29/046; F04D29/048; F04D29/18; F04D29/181; F04D29/183; F04D29/22; F04D5/00; F04D5/001; F16; F16C; F16C32/00; F16C32/04; F16C32/0406; F16C32/044; A61M60/126; A61M60/148; F16C2316/00; F16C2316/10; F16C2316/18; F16C2360/00; F16C2360/44; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S415/00; Y10S415/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
291 words
A blood pump comprising: a pump housing; a pump rotor disposed in the housing and including a rotor shaft having opposite ends; magnetic rotation means for magnetically rotating the rotor; and magnetic suspension means for magnetically suspending the rotor in the housing, comprising: permanent magnet means located in the rotor shaft, one portion of the permanent magnetic means being located near one end portion of the rotor shaft and another portion of the permanent magnet means being located near the opposite end portion of the rotor shaft; permanent magnet means located at two axially spaced locations in the pump housing, one being positioned to cooperate with one of the permanent magnet means located at the one end portion of the rotor shaft and the other being positioned to cooperate with the other permanent magnet means located at the opposite end portion of the rotor shaft; electromagnet means in the pump housing located at two axially spaced locations in the pump housing, one being positioned to cooperate with the portion of the permanent magnet means located at the one end portion of the rotor shaft and the other being positioned to cooperate with the the portion of the permanent magnet means located at the opposite end portion of the rotor shaft; a sensor for sensing the position of the pump rotor in the pump housing and providing a sensor signal indicative of the position of the pump rotor in the pump housing; and a controller electrically connected between the sensor and the electromagnet means in the pump housing for supplying the control signal to the electromagnet means in response to the sensor signal for adjusting the position of the pump rotor in the pump housing as a function of the control signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
291 words
A blood pump comprising: a pump housing; a pump rotor disposed in the housing and including a rotor shaft having opposite ends; magnetic rotation means for magnetically rotating the rotor; and magnetic suspension means for magnetically suspending the rotor in the housing, comprising: permanent magnet means located in the rotor shaft, one portion of the permanent magnetic means being located near one end portion of the rotor shaft and another portion of the permanent magnet means being located near the opposite end portion of the rotor shaft; permanent magnet means located at two axially spaced locations in the pump housing, one being positioned to cooperate with one of the permanent magnet means located at the one end portion of the rotor shaft and the other being positioned to cooperate with the other permanent magnet means located at the opposite end portion of the rotor shaft; electromagnet means in the pump housing located at two axially spaced locations in the pump housing, one being positioned to cooperate with the portion of the permanent magnet means located at the one end portion of the rotor shaft and the other being positioned to cooperate with the the portion of the permanent magnet means located at the opposite end portion of the rotor shaft; a sensor for sensing the position of the pump rotor in the pump housing and providing a sensor signal indicative of the position of the pump rotor in the pump housing; and a controller electrically connected between the sensor and the electromagnet means in the pump housing for supplying the control signal to the electromagnet means in response to the sensor signal for adjusting the position of the pump rotor in the pump housing as a function of the control signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The blood pump of claim 1 wherein the pump housing is characterized as having two inlets positioned at opposite ends of the pump rotor and an outlet positioned adjacent the outer periphery of central portions of the pump rotor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The blood pump of claim 1 wherein the pump rotor is characterized as having a specific gravity substantially equal to the specific gravity of blood.
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