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Rotary blood pump
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | A rotary blood pump includes a pump housing for receiving a flow straightener, a rotor mounted on rotor bearings and having an inducer portion and an impeller portion, and a diffuser. The entrance angle, outlet angle, axial and radial clearances of blades associated with the flow straightener, inducer portion, impeller portion and diffuser are optimized to minimize hemolysis while maintaining pump efficiency. The rotor bearing includes a bearing chamber that is filled with cross-linked blood or other bio-compatible material. A back emf integrated circuit regulates rotor operation and a microcomputer may be used to control one or more back emf integrated circuits. A plurality of magnets are disposed in each of a plurality of impeller blades with a small air gap. A stator may be axially adjusted on the pump housing to absorb bearing load and maximize pump efficiency. |
| File Size | 1692036 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19970017534 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2b906c0z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-06-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Mechanical Engineering Hemolysis Patents Bearings Rotors Microcomputers Magnets Blood Pumps Blood Integrated Circuits Impellers Diffusers Axial Flow Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |