Patent ID: 11944804
Assignee: CARDIODYME, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus for pumping blood, the apparatus comprising:
a pump housing having an outer wall radially disposed about a longitudinal pump axis, the pump housing having an upstream end and a downstream end;
a front bearing mount positioned in the upstream end of the pump housing and secured to the pump housing;
a rear bearing mount positioned in the downstream end of the pump housing and secured to the pump housing;
an impeller having a plurality of helically wound blades and positioned between the front bearing mount and the rear bearing mount within the pump housing; and
a pump drive positioned circumferentially about the impeller and configured to impart a rotational motion to the impeller by applying a magnetic field to the impeller;
wherein the pump drive includes a stator having a clamshell design configured to move the stator between an open position and a closed position, and
wherein the stator includes one or more sensors configured to provide a signal indicating whether the stator is in the open position or the closed position.