A surgical pump suitable for bodily fluids, normally blood, usable in the course
of surgical interventions as an alternative to the traditional CPB (cardio pulmonary
bypass) making use of external blood pumps. It consists of an intake cannula (20)
which is inserted with its first (distal) end in a first vessel, an outflow cannula
(30) coaxial for some length with, and larger than the first cannula, which
is inserted with its first (distal) end in a second vessel, both second ends of
the coaxial cannulas being connected with a pump housing (52) having an
inlet (62) for the inner cannula and outflow windows (64) for the
outer cannula, a rotor impeller (70) housed in the housing and connected
with an electric motor (80) rotating coaxially below the pump housing, the
housing having inner (56) and outer (59) passageways which allow
inflow, change of flow direction (reversal) and outflow of the fluid, thus producing
two coaxial counter flowing flows in the coaxial cannulas. The pump can be used
making use of a single portal. Inflatable balloons can be used to stabilize the
cannulas in situ and to stabilize the walls of the organs or vessels where the
cannulas are inserted.