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US 12,702,817 B2

Heart assist device

US 12,702,817 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: STAR BP, INC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
STAR BP, INC.
Inventors
J. Ryan STANFIELD; Michael VLADOVICH
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2024-01-12
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,817 B2 · US12702817 · 12702817

Abstract

A heart assist device comprising a rotary pump housing having a cylindrical bore, a pumping chamber and a motor stator including an electrically conductive coil located within the housing and surrounding a portion of the cylindrical bore. A rotor has a cylindrical shaft with an impeller and one or more rotor magnets located within the shaft that are responsive to the motor stator to drive actuation of the rotor. The housing bore is closely fitted to the outer surface of the shaft forming a hydrodynamic journal bearing with an annular clearance defining a leakage flow path.…

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