Patent 8419609 was granted and assigned to Heartware (company) on April, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An impeller for a blood pump such as a magnetically driven, rotary ventricular assist device for pumping blood of a patient, the impeller being substantially entirely made of an alloy which consists essentially of about 70-80 weight percent of platinum and 20-30 weight percent of cobalt.