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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Inventors:
Fernando Casas, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Justin Wolman, Aventura, FL (US);
Carlos Reyes, Davie, FL (US);
Antonio Luiz Silva Ferreira, Davie, FL (US);
Assignee:
HeartWare, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61M 1/1046 (2013.01); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1031 (2014.02); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3365 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow rate of blood through an implantable blood pump is determined based on a parameter related to the flow, such as a parameter related to thrust on the rotor of the pump. An amount of current supplied to the pump is used to determine each of a first flow rate value and second flow rate values. Each of the first and second flow rate values, in combination with the parameter related to thrust on the rotor of the pump, are used to calculate a flow rate of blood through the pump.