摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydraulically efficient and power efficient blood pump capable of operating such delicate working fluid as blood. <P>SOLUTION: A pump apparatus includes: a pump housing 110 defining a pumping chamber 112 and having a spindle 130 extending into the pumping chamber; and a spindle magnet assembly 160 including first and second magnets disposed within the spindle, the first and second magnets being arranged proximate each other with their respective magnetic vectors opposing each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |