The approach presented here relates to a determination appliance (100) for determining a viscosity of a fluid. The determination appliance (100) has at least one determination device (110) and a provisioning device (115). The determination device (110) is designed to determine the viscosity of the fluid and/or a rotational speed () of a blade wheel (205) for conveying the fluid by using at least one detected volume flow of the fluid and a detected pressure difference of the fluid. The provisioning device (115) is designed to provide or send a viscosity signal (130) representing the viscosity determined by the determination device (110).

A system for assisting a circulation of blood inside a body of a patient includes a pump including: a housing having an upstream portion and a downstream portion; an inducer positioned in the upstream portion of the housing, the inducer including one or more helically-wound inducer blades to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the pump; an impeller positioned downstream of the inducer in the housing, the impeller including one or more impeller blades to rotate around the longitudinal axis of the pump; and a diffuser positioned in the downstream portion of the housing, to direct blood through at least one aperture in a circumference of the housing.

A system for assisting a circulation of blood inside a body of a patient includes a pump including: a housing having an upstream portion and a downstream portion; an inducer positioned in the upstream portion of the housing, the inducer including one or more helically-wound inducer blades to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the pump; an impeller positioned downstream of the inducer in the housing, the impeller including one or more impeller blades to rotate around the longitudinal axis of the pump; and a diffuser positioned in the downstream portion of the housing, to direct blood through at least one aperture in a circumference of the housing.

The present application discloses a blood pump, the blood pump includes a cannula having a blood flow inlet and a blood flow outlet; an impeller is arranged in the cannula; a drive unit includes a casing connected to the cannula, and a rotor and a stator arranged in the casing, the rotor includes a rotating shaft and a magnet provided on the rotating shaft, the stator includes posts arranged around the axis of the rotating shaft and a coil winding around the peripheries of the posts, the coil winding can generate rotating magnetic field interacts with the magnet to rotate the rotating shaft, and the magnet and the posts are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the rotating shaft.

The present application discloses a blood pump, the blood pump includes a cannula having a blood flow inlet and a blood flow outlet; an impeller is arranged in the cannula; a drive unit includes a casing connected to the cannula, and a rotor and a stator arranged in the casing, the rotor includes a rotating shaft and a magnet provided on the rotating shaft, the stator includes posts arranged around the axis of the rotating shaft and a coil winding around the peripheries of the posts, the coil winding can generate rotating magnetic field interacts with the magnet to rotate the rotating shaft, and the magnet and the posts are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the rotating shaft.

Some pump impellers used in mechanical circulatory support systems such as percutaneous ventricular assist devices can be expandable. Some such impellers can be inflatable, for example. Some inflatable impellers can have an inflatable main body and a plurality of inflatable fins extending along the main body in a linear or a spiral arrangement. In some cases, such fins can be non-inflatable. Such fins can also be coupled to each other in an arrangement of two or more fin members in a stacked configuration.

Some pump impellers used in mechanical circulatory support systems such as percutaneous ventricular assist devices can be expandable. Some such impellers can be inflatable, for example. Some inflatable impellers can have an inflatable main body and a plurality of inflatable fins extending along the main body in a linear or a spiral arrangement. In some cases, such fins can be non-inflatable. Such fins can also be coupled to each other in an arrangement of two or more fin members in a stacked configuration.

Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods that employ a pump to assist or support blood flow. An apparatus for pumping blood may include a pump housing having an outer wall disposed about a longitudinal pump axis, and having an upstream end and a downstream end; a blood flow straightener having a plurality of fins and positioned in the upstream end of the pump housing and secured to the pump housing by the plurality of fins; a diffuser having a plurality of diffuser fins and positioned in the downstream end of the pump housing and secured to the pump housing by the plurality of diffuser fins; and an impeller positioned between the blood flow straightener and the diffuser, and including a plurality of impeller blades. The apparatus may further include a pump drive configured to impart a rotational motion to the impeller by applying a magnetic field.

Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods that employ a pump to assist or support blood flow. An apparatus for pumping blood may include a pump housing having an outer wall disposed about a longitudinal pump axis, and having an upstream end and a downstream end; a blood flow straightener having a plurality of fins and positioned in the upstream end of the pump housing and secured to the pump housing by the plurality of fins; a diffuser having a plurality of diffuser fins and positioned in the downstream end of the pump housing and secured to the pump housing by the plurality of diffuser fins; and an impeller positioned between the blood flow straightener and the diffuser, and including a plurality of impeller blades. The apparatus may further include a pump drive configured to impart a rotational motion to the impeller by applying a magnetic field.

Catheter blood pump positioning techniques, methods, and algorithms are described. In one embodiment, pressure sensor measurements are used to determine the distance to the aortic valve and the left ventricle. An optimal positioning location can be determined based on the pressure sensor measurements. The catheter blood pump can then be optimally positioned to locate the inlet in the ventricle and the outlet in the aorta.

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