ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,818, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to BiVACOR Inc. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
"Heart pump" was invented by Daniel Timms (Long Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heart pump including: a housing forming a cavity including: at least one inlet aligned with an axis of the cavity; and, at least one outlet provided in a circumferential outer wall of the cavity; an impeller provided within the cavity, the impeller including vanes for urging fluid from the inlet to the outlet; and, a drive for rotating the impeller in the cavity and wherein a flow path through the pump has a minimal cross-sectional area of at least 50 mm2."
Th...