Patents by Inventor Shunzhou Yu

Shunzhou Yu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250195868
    Abstract: Provided are a driving mechanism and a blood pump. The driving mechanism comprises a housing, a rotating shaft, a rotor, a first shaft sleeve, a second shaft sleeve, and a stopping member. The rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the housing. The rotating shaft has a connecting end and a ball head end away from the connecting end. The connecting end is configured to be connected to an impeller. The rotor is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft. The first shaft sleeve is provided with a groove. The rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the second shaft sleeve in a penetrating manner. The ball head end is movably arranged in the groove. The stopping member is fixedly connected to at least one of the rotating shaft and the rotor. The stopping member can abut against the second shaft sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Duanqing XIE, Shunzhou YU
  • Publication number: 20250152027
    Abstract: Circulatory assist systems and related methods provide for pumping of blood from a ventricle to an artery. A circulatory assist system includes a ventricular assist device, a motor control circuit, a controller, a sensing circuit, and a blood flow cannula. The ventricular assist device includes a housing, a stator assembly, and a blood flow impeller. The blood flow impeller includes a first disk portion, a second disk portion, and vanes extending between the first disk portion and the second disk portion. Each of the first disk portion and the second disk portion includes embedded magnetic segments for rotation and levitation of the blood flow impeller. The first disk portion has central aperture configured for transit of a blood flow received through the blood flow inlet into the blood flow impeller for impelling radially outwardly between the first disk portion and the second disk portion via the vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Medvedev, Shunzhou Yu, Ren You
  • Patent number: 12297836
    Abstract: A blood pump system includes a pump housing and an impeller for rotating in a pump chamber within the housing. The impeller has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The system includes a stator having drive coils for applying a torque to the impeller and at least one bearing mechanism for suspending the impeller within the pump chamber. The system includes a position control mechanism for moving the impeller in an axial direction within the pump chamber to adjust a size of a first gap and a size of a second gap, thereby controlling a washout rate at each of the first gap and the second gap. The first gap is defined by a distance between the first side and the housing and the second gap is defined by a distance between the second side and the pump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Masamichi Yanai, Shunzhou Yu, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12285598
    Abstract: A rotary machine is provided which may include a rotor and a stator within a housing. The stator may be for generating a rotating magnetic field for applying a torque to the rotor. A commutator circuit may provide a plurality of phase voltages to the stator, and a controller may adjust the plurality of phase voltages provided by the commutator circuit to modify an attractive force of the stator on the rotor to move the rotor in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Shunzhou Yu, Alexander Medvedev, Ren You
  • Patent number: 12213766
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing operation of a heart assist pump device to a patient's cardiac cycle includes obtaining a signal from a motor of a heart assist pump device and filtering the signal to remove noise. The method also includes determining a speed synchronization start point at which time the motor of the heart assist pump device will begin a change in speed of operation based on the filtered signal. The method further includes modulating a speed of the motor of the heart assist pump device to a target speed at the speed synchronization start point, thereby synchronizing the change in speed of operation with a patient's cardiac cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Medvedev, Shunzhou Yu, Ren You
  • Publication number: 20250032772
    Abstract: Provided are a driving apparatus and a blood pump. The driving apparatus comprises a housing assembly, a rotating shaft, a rotor, a thrust member, and a stator. The housing assembly is provided with a limiting surface; the rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the housing assembly; the rotor is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft; the thrust member is fixedly connected to at least one of the rotating shaft and the rotor, the thrust member, the limiting surface and the rotor are arranged in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, the thrust member is located between the limiting surface and the rotor, and the thrust member can abut against the limiting surface; the stator can generate a magnetic thrust on the rotor such that the thrust member abuts against the limiting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Yicheng ZHU, Shunzhou YU
  • Publication number: 20240299732
    Abstract: A driving device and a blood pump. The driving device comprises a driving housing, a shaft sleeve assembly, a rotating shaft, a driving component and a sensing assembly. An accommodating cavity and a detection port in communication with the accommodating cavity are provided on the shaft sleeve assembly, and the detection port is located on an outer wall of the shaft sleeve assembly; the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the shaft sleeve assembly; the driving component can drive the rotating shaft to rotate; and the sensing assembly comprises a sensor, the sensor comprising a probe, the probe being accommodated in the accommodating cavity, a position of the probe corresponding to a position of the detection port, and the probe being capable of detecting pressure of a fluid outside the driving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicants: Shenzhen Core Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Core Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duanqing Xie, Shunzhou Yu
  • Publication number: 20240226534
    Abstract: A ventricular connecting assembly and a ventricular assist system. The ventricular connecting assembly comprises a clamping assembly and a locking assembly; the clamping assembly comprises an opening ring, a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm, and the opening ring has a first end and a second end; the first connecting arm) and the second connecting arm are respectively connected to the first end and the second end. The locking assembly comprises a connecting member and a locking member, the connecting member is connected to the second connecting arm, and the locking member is connected to the connecting member; the locking member is rotatably abutted against the first connecting arm, the locking member can adjust the inner diameter of the opening ring during rotation, and the locking member is snap-fitted with the second connecting arm to maintain the opening ring in a clamping state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Duanqing XIE, Shunzhou YU
  • Publication number: 20240149049
    Abstract: A blood pump (100) and a driving device thereof. The driving device (10) comprising a driving shell (11), a rotor (12) and a stator mechanism (13); the rotor (12) comprises a rotating shaft (121) and a first magnet (122), one end of the rotating shaft (121) is accommodated in the driving shell (11), and the first magnet (122) is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft (121); the stator mechanism is accommodated in the driving shell (11), the stator mechanism (13) comprises a driving stator (131), the driving stator (131) and the rotating shaft (121) are provided at intervals along the axis of the rotating shaft (121), and the driving stator (131) can generate a rotating magnetic field interacting with the first magnet (122), so that the first magnet (122) can drive the rotating shaft (121) to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Shenzhen Core Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duanqing Xie, Shunzhou Yu
  • Publication number: 20240149045
    Abstract: A blood pump (100) and a driving device (10) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Shenzhen Core Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duanqing Xie, Shunzhou Yu
  • Publication number: 20240131322
    Abstract: A ventricular connecting assembly and a ventricular assist system. The ventricular connecting assembly comprises a clamping assembly and a locking assembly; the clamping assembly comprises an opening ring, a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm, and the opening ring has a first end and a second end; the first connecting arm) and the second connecting arm are respectively connected to the first end and the second end. The locking assembly comprises a connecting member and a locking member, the connecting member is connected to the second connecting arm, and the locking member is connected to the connecting member; the locking member is rotatably abutted against the first connecting arm, the locking member can adjust the inner diameter of the opening ring during rotation, and the locking member is snap-fitted with the second connecting arm to maintain the opening ring in a clamping state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Duanqing XIE, Shunzhou YU
  • Publication number: 20240052840
    Abstract: A blood pump system includes a pump housing and an impeller for rotating in a pump chamber within the housing. The impeller has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The system includes a stator having drive coils for applying a torque to the impeller and at least one bearing mechanism for suspending the impeller within the pump chamber. The system includes a position control mechanism for moving the impeller in an axial direction within the pump chamber to adjust a size of a first gap and a size of a second gap, thereby controlling a washout rate at each of the first gap and the second gap. The first gap is defined by a distance between the first side and the housing and the second gap is defined by a distance between the second side and the pump housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Masamichi Yanai, Shunzhou Yu, Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240001104
    Abstract: A rotary machine is provided which may include a rotor and a stator within a housing. The stator may be for generating a rotating magnetic field for applying a torque to the rotor. A commutator circuit may provide a plurality of phase voltages to the stator, and a controller may adjust the plurality of phase voltages provided by the commutator circuit to modify an attractive force of the stator on the rotor to move the rotor in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Shunzhou Yu, Alexander Medvedev, Ren You
  • Publication number: 20230414120
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing operation of a heart assist pump device to a patient's cardiac cycle includes obtaining a signal from a motor of a heart assist pump device and filtering the signal to remove noise. The method also includes determining a speed synchronization start point at which time the motor of the heart assist pump device will begin a change in speed of operation based on the filtered signal. The method further includes modulating a speed of the motor of the heart assist pump device to a target speed at the speed synchronization start point, thereby synchronizing the change in speed of operation with a patient's cardiac cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Medvedev, Shunzhou Yu, Ren You
  • Patent number: 11801378
    Abstract: An interventional ventricular assist device (100), including: an interventional tube (10). a motor assembly (30), a perfusion cylinder (40), and an impeller assembly (20). The interventional tube (10) has a liquid inlet (11) and a liquid outlet (12). The impeller assembly (20) includes an impeller (21), accommodated within the interventional tube (10) and rotatable to enable a liquid to flow into the interventional tube (10) via the liquid inlet (11) and out therefrom via the liquid outlet (12). The motor assembly (30) is configured to generate a rotating magnetic field to drive the impeller (21) to rotate and generate an attraction to the impeller (21). A perfusate injected from the perfusion cylinder (40) is adapted to provide a thrust to the impeller assembly (20), whereby the impeller (21) is suspendedly rotatable in the interventional tube (10) under a combined action of the thrust and the attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CORE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shunzhou Yu
  • Patent number: 11781551
    Abstract: A blood pump system includes a pump housing and an impeller for rotating in a pump chamber within the housing. The impeller has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The system includes a stator having drive coils for applying a torque to the impeller and at least one bearing mechanism for suspending the impeller within the pump chamber. The system includes a position control mechanism for moving the impeller in an axial direction within the pump chamber to adjust a size of a first gap and a size of a second gap, thereby controlling a washout rate at each of the first gap and the second gap. The first gap is defined by a distance between the first side and the housing and the second gap is defined by a distance between the second side and the pump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Masamichi Yanai, Shunzhou Yu, Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230310834
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CORE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shunzhou YU
  • Patent number: 11724097
    Abstract: A rotary machine is provided which may include a rotor and a stator within a housing. The stator may be for generating a rotating magnetic field for applying a torque to the rotor. A commutator circuit may provide a plurality of phase voltages to the stator, and a controller may adjust the plurality of phase voltages provided by the commutator circuit to modify an attractive force of the stator on the rotor to move the rotor in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Shunzhou Yu, Alexander Medvedev, Ren You
  • Patent number: 11712167
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing operation of a heart assist pump device to a patient's cardiac cycle includes obtaining a signal from a motor of a heart assist pump device and filtering the signal to remove noise. The method also includes determining a speed synchronization start point at which time the motor of the heart assist pump device will begin a change in speed of operation based on the filtered signal. The method further includes modulating a speed of the motor of the heart assist pump device to a target speed at the speed synchronization start point, thereby synchronizing the change in speed of operation with a patient's cardiac cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Medvedev, Shunzhou Yu, Ren You
  • Publication number: 20230144798
    Abstract: An interventional ventricular assist device (100), including: an interventional tube (10). a motor assembly (30), a perfusion cylinder (40), and an impeller assembly (20). The interventional tube (10) has a liquid inlet (11) and a liquid outlet (12). The impeller assembly (20) includes an impeller (21), accommodated within the interventional tube (10) and rotatable to enable a liquid to flow into the interventional tube (10) via the liquid inlet (11) and out therefrom via the liquid outlet (12). The motor assembly (30) is configured to generate a rotating magnetic field to drive the impeller (21) to rotate and generate an attraction to the impeller (21). A perfusate injected from the perfusion cylinder (40) is adapted to provide a thrust to the impeller assembly (20), whereby the impeller (21) is suspendedly rotatable in the interventional tube (10) under a combined action of the thrust and the attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Shunzhou YU