DUAL INLET MIXED-FLOW BLOOD PUMP

摘要

A mixed-flow blood pump presents features of both axial-flow and radial-flow pumps. This mixed-flow blood pump comprises a stationary housing structure defining at least one blood inlet, a blood outlet, and a blood conduit between the at least one blood inlet and the blood outlet, and a rotative impeller mounted in the blood conduit. The at least one blood inlet, the blood outlet, the blood conduit and the rotative impeller have respective structures and configurations that operate the mixed-flow blood pump at a given point of a maximum hydraulic efficiency curve relating a specific pump rotational speed and a specific pump diameter. This given point is located within a transition region of the maximum hydraulic efficiency curve between axial-flow and radial-flow pumps.