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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Inventors:
Dan Tamez, Plantation, FL (US);
Neil Voskoboynikov, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Assignee:
HeartWare, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61M 1/10 (2013.01); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1036 (2014.02); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1031 (2014.02); A61M 2205/0211 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.