THROMBUS CLEARING MANIFOLD FOR VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES

摘要

A thrombus clearing implantable blood pump including a housing having an inlet cannula and an outlet opposite the inlet cannula, the inlet cannula and the outlet defining a flow path therebetween, and the inlet cannula having a sidewall defining a circumference and a plurality of apertures extending through the sidewall. A rotor and a stator are disposed within the housing for rotating the rotor when a current is applied to the stator.