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Patent US8118724 - Rotary blood pump - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsVarious “contactless” bearing mechanisms including hydrodynamic and magnetic bearings are provided for a rotary pump as alternatives to mechanical contact bearings. In one embodiment, a pump apparatus includes a pump housing defining a pumping chamber. The housing has a spindle extending into the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8118724?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8118724 - Rotary blood pumpAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8118724 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/950,349Publication dateFeb 21, 2012Filing dateDec 4, 2007Priority dateSep 18, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2579637A1, CA2579637C, CN1886161A, CN1886161B, CN101927038A, CN101927038B, EP1677856A1, EP1677856A4, US7416525, US7431688, US7682301, US7753645, US7802966, US8579607, US8684902, US8807968, US8834342, US20050084398, US20050084399, US20050095151, US20080080983, US20080085184, US20080089779, US20080089797, US20080095648, US20080310963, US20100135832, US20140037477, US20140322011, US20140322020, WO2005028000A1, WO2005028872A2, WO2005028872A3Publication number11950349, 950349, US 8118724 B2, US 8118724B2, US-B2-8118724, US8118724 B2, US8118724B2InventorsRichard K. Wampler, David M. LancisiOriginal AssigneeThoratec CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (306), Non-Patent Citations (50), Referenced by (7), Classifications (26), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRotary blood pump
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Di Furlan Massimo & C.Operating Machine, in Particular a Motor-Driven Pump with an Axial Motor Arrangement* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification600/16, 417/423.1International ClassificationF04B17/00, A61M1/10, F04F99/00, F04B17/03, F04B35/04Cooperative ClassificationA61M1/1015, A61M1/1013, F04D29/0413, Y10S415/90, A61M1/1017, F04D29/047, A61M1/101, F16C32/044, A61M1/1036, F04D13/0666, F04D29/048, A61M1/1031, F16C2316/18, F04D29/0473European ClassificationF04D13/06G, F04D29/047, F04D29/048, A61M1/10C, F16C32/04M4Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionSep 29, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: BLOOD PUMP PARTNERS, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:WAMPLER, RICHARD K.;LANCISI, DAVID M.;REEL/FRAME:023298/0008Effective date: 20040512Owner name: BLOOD PUMP PARTNERS,CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:WAMPLER, RICHARD K.;LANCISI, DAVID M.;REEL/FRAME:023298/0008Effective date: 20040512Sep 30, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: MYRAKELLE, LLC, CALIFORNIAFree format text: CONVERSION;ASSIGNOR:BLOOD PUMP PARTNERS;REEL/FRAME:023308/0156Effective date: 20040513Owner name: MYRAKELLE, LLC,CALIFORNIAFree format text: CONVERSION;ASSIGNOR:BLOOD PUMP PARTNERS;REEL/FRAME:023308/0156Effective date: 20040513Oct 14, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: ORQIS MEDICAL CORPORATION, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MYRAKELLE, LLC;REEL/FRAME:023369/0260Effective date: 20091009Owner name: ORQIS MEDICAL CORPORATION,CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MYRAKELLE, LLC;REEL/FRAME:023369/0260Effective date: 20091009Oct 15, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: THORATEC CORPORATION, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ORQUIS MEDICAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:023379/0031Effective date: 20091013Owner name: THORATEC CORPORATION,CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ORQUIS MEDICAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:023379/0031Effective date: 20091013Nov 2, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: THORATEC CORPORATION, CALIFORNIAFree format text: CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 023379 FRAME 0031;ASSIGNOR:ORQIS MEDICAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:023455/0396Effective date: 20091013Owner name: THORATEC CORPORATION,CALIFORNIAFree format text: CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 023379 FRAME 0031. 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