Centrifugal fluid pump assembly

摘要

A centrifugal fluid pump assembly (1) includes a housing (20) having fluid inlet and outlet ports (22 and 23) and an impeller (21) having magnetic pieces (25) disposed therein and accommodated for rotation in the housing (20) for feeding the fluid, typically blood by a centrifugal force developed during rotation. A rotational torque generating mechanism including a rotor (31) having magnets (33) for attracting the magnetic pieces (25) in the impeller (21) and a motor for rotating the rotor serves to impart a rotational torque to the impeller (21) in a non-contact relationship for thereby rotating the impeller. The impeller (21) has vanes (18) which define radially outwardly extending fluid passages (26) therebetween. The magnetic pieces (25) are embedded in the vanes (18).