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THORATEC CORP
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Distal bearing support
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Impeller for catheter pump
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Impeller for catheter pump
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Expandable impeller pump
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Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same
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Expandable impeller pump
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Heart assist device with expandable impeller pump
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Rotary blood pump
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Catheter pump with access ports
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Motor assembly for catheter pump
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Catheter pump assembly including a stator
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Blood pump with expandable cannula
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System for preventing diastolic heart failure
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Adaptive speed control for blood pump
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Thermal management for implantable wireless power transfer systems
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Fluid handling system
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Catheter pump console
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Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping
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Rotary pump with hydrodynamically suspended impeller
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Physiological demand responsive control system
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Axial flow blood pump
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Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping
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Blood pump rotor bearings
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Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same
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Rotary blood pump with opposing spindle magnets and contoured housing
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Flexible stent and method of making the same
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Layered stent-graft and methods of making the same
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Transcutaneous energy transfer with circuitry arranged to avoid overheating
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Flow estimation using hall-effect sensors for measuring impeller eccentricity
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Ventricular assist devices
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Impeller position compensation using field oriented control
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Control systems for rotary blood pumps
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Modular implantable medical pump
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Sterilizable cable system for implantable blood pump
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Pulsatile control system for a rotary blood pump
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Coated vascular grafts and methods of use
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Flared coronary artery bypass grafts
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Transmission of information from an implanted medical device
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Controlling implanted blood pumps
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Centrifugal pump apparatus
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Blood pump apparatus
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Axial flow blood pump
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Cantilevered rotor pump and methods for axial flow blood pumping
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Mobility-enhancing blood pump system
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Blood pump rotor bearings
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Methods for LVAD operation during communication losses
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US9545467B2Jan 17, 2017
Rotary blood pump with opposing spindle magnets, bore and drive windings
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Rotary blood pump
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