Intravascular blood pump

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9550017
APP PUB NO 20150051436A1
SERIAL NO

14377704

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An intravascular blood pump having a drive section (11), a catheter (14) fastened to the drive section proximally and a pump section (12) fastened to the drive section distally possesses an electric motor (21) whose motor shaft (25) is mounted in the drive section (11) with two radial sliding bearings (27, 31) and an axial sliding bearing (40). During operation, purge fluid is conveyed through the bearing gap of the axial sliding bearing (40) and further through the radial sliding bearing (31) at the distal end of the drive section (11). The purge fluid is highly viscous, for example 20% glucose solution.

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ABIOMED EUROPE GMBHNEUENHOFER WEG 3 52074 AACHEN GERMANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kirchhoff, Frank Aachen, DE 64 1075
Michels, Dirk Aachen, DE 7 319
Siess, Thorsten Aachen, DE 191 10213
Spanier, Gerd Aachen, DE 54 1317

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