Magnetically suspended and rotated rotor

Details Magnetically suspended and rotated rotor Magnetically suspended and rotated rotor

1992-03-02

1995-01-31

Green, Randall L.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Corporeal artificial heart, heart assist , control...

417356, 600 16, A61M 110, F04B 1700, A61N 1362

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053855817

ABSTRACT:
The impellor of a blood pump is supported by permanent magnets on the impellor and pump housing and stabilized by an electromagnet on the housing. A control circuit supplies current to the electromagnet to maintain the axial position of the impellor at a control position in which the impellor is in mechanical equilibrium under permanent magnet forces and static axial forces on the impellor to minimize energy consumption in the support of the impellor. The impellor is rotated magnetically and stator coils in the housing are supplied with electric currents having a frequency and amplitude adjusted in relation to blood pressure at the pump inlet to match the flow characteristics of the pump to physiological characteristics of the natural heart. A cavity is formed in the impellor to match the average specific gravity of the impellor and portions of the suspension and drive systems thereon to the specific gravity of blood to further minimize power consumption by the pump. A valve member can be formed on the impellor to mate with a restriction in the pump inlet for pumps used to assist the pumping action of the natural heart.

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patent: 4688998 (1987-08-01), Olsen et al.
patent: 4779614 (1988-10-01), Moise
patent: 4944748 (1990-07-01), Bramm et al.
patent: 5055005 (1991-10-01), Kletschka
patent: 5078741 (1992-01-01), Bramm et al.

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