Patent ID: 11872385
Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 47:
48. The blood pump recited in claim 35, wherein the rotating assembly comprises:
a rotor shaft;
an impeller mounted toward a front end portion of the rotor shaft;
front magnetic bearing rotor magnet rings mounted on the rotor shaft adjacent the impeller;
the motor rotor magnets being mounted on the rotor shaft adjacent the impeller front magnetic bearing rotor magnet rings; and
rear magnetic bearing rotor magnet rings mounted on the rotor shaft adjacent the motor rotor magnets;
wherein a front end portion of the rotor shaft extending forward of the impeller defines a front journal of the front partial arc journal bearing, and wherein a rear end portion of the rotor shaft extending rearward of the rear magnetic bearing rotor magnet rings defines a rear journal of the rear partial arc journal bearing.