ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,745, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Beihang University (Beijing).
"Centrifugal impeller for blood pump, and blood pump" was invented by Zengsheng Chen (Beijing), Yuan Li (Beijing), Yubo Fan (Beijing) and Xiaoyan Deng (Beijing).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A centrifugal impeller for a blood pump, and a blood pump are provided. The centrifugal impeller comprises a circular base plate, centrifugal blades, and a supporting structure. A through hole is formed in the middle of the base plate to form a secondary flow path. The centrifugal blades are arranged on the upper surface of the base plate, each centrifugal blade is a banana-sha...