Patent ID: 11918798
Assignee: SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. The system of claim 13, characterized by one or more of the following features:
(19A) wherein the external power supply is configured to remain outside a body of the patient when the at least one artificial ventricle and the at least one drive system are implanted in the chest cavity of the patient;
(19B) wherein the first drive system comprises a first stator assembly including at least one first housing and a first rotorcam disposed about the at least one first housing of the first stator assembly, wherein the first rotorcam is electrically coupled to the first stator assembly, wherein the first drive system comprises a first cam follower mechanically coupled to both the first stator assembly and the first rotorcam, wherein the first rotorcam is configured to operate as both a cam in a cam-and-follower system and a rotor in an electrical motor assembly, and/or
wherein the first rotorcam comprises at least one permanent magnet, wherein at least one of the first rotorcam, the first stator assembly, and the first cam follower is coated with a coating comprising at least one biocompatible material;
(19C) wherein at least one of the right artificial ventricle and the left artificial ventricle comprises at least one of a segmented polyurethane solution, silicone rubber, thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC); and
(19D) wherein at least one of the first implanted electric motor and the second implanted electric motor comprises a brushless direct current (BLDC) electric motor.