A61B5/150053—Details for enhanced collection of blood or interstitial fluid at the sample
site, eg by applying compression, heat, vibration, ultrasound, suction or vacuum to tissue; for …

An axial-flow blood pump for pumping blood includes a Substantially cylindrical outer
enclosure. A tubular housing concentric with and located within the outer enclosure has at …

An impeller for a blood pump such as a magnetically driven, rotary ventricular assist device
for pumping blood of a patient, the impeller being Substantially entirely made of an alloy …

An apparatus with a compressible construction having a wireless power source structured
around a cylindrical-shaped support that suspends a motor within the vascular system while …

A blood pump (26) includes a stator assembly including a fluid inlet (24) and a fluid outlet
(26). A rotor assembly (120) includes an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move …

(57) ABSTRACT A blood pump comprises a pump housing; a rotor positioned in the housing
and comprising an impeller having a hydrody namic Surface for pumping blood; and a motor …

US7892183B2 - Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling and analyte sensing - Google
Patents US7892183B2 - Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling and analyte sensing …

(57) ABSTRACT A blood pump (26) includes a stator assembly (122) that includes a motor
stator, a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly (120) includes a motor rotor …

Related US Application Data Division of application No. 1 1/445,963, filed on Jun. 2, 2006,
now Pat. No. 8,007,254, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 11/003,810, filed …

A ventricular assist device includes a pump such as an axial flow pump, an outflow cannula
connected to the outlet of the pump, and an anchor element. The anchor element is …