The present invention relates to a radial
blood pump (1) for supporting a
blood flow (106) in a heart (205) of a human or animal, the radial
blood pump comprising a first
inlet channel (41) and a second
inlet channel (42), a first outlet channel (51, 52), a first
electric motor (71), a plurality of blades (20), the first
electric motor comprising a first
stator (77) and a first internal rotor (75), wherein the first
electric motor (71) is configured to drive an
impeller (2, 2a, 2b) arranged at an intersection of the first
inlet channel (41) and the second inlet channel (42), wherein the
impeller (2, 2a, 2b) is connected to the first internal rotor (75), and the
impeller (2, 2a, 2b) comprises a merging portion (22) arranged at the intersection, at which the first
blood flow (106) from the first inlet channel (41) is merged with the second
blood flow (107) from the second inlet channel (42), wherein the impeller (2, The impeller (2a, 2b) is configured to pump a first blood flow (106) and a second blood flow (107) from a first inlet channel (41) and a second inlet channel (42) to a first outlet channel (51) via a merging portion (22), wherein the impeller (2, 2a, 2b) comprises a plurality of blades (20), wherein the blades (20) are formed with blade channels (21) included in the merging portion (22), wherein each blade (20) is arranged and configured to pump a first blood flow (106) and a second blood flow (107) from a first inlet channel (41) and a second inlet channel (42) to a first outlet channel (51). The first blood flow (106) and the second blood flow (107) entering the inlet channel (42) are pumped toward the outlet channel (51), wherein the
blood pump (1) is arranged and constructed so that the first blood flow (106) and the second blood flow (107) meet at the merging portion (22), so that before the blood is pumped from the first blood flow (106) and the second blood flow (107) to the first outlet channel (51), the
pressure difference between the first blood flow (106) and the second blood flow (107) is reduced.