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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Elazer Edelman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brian Chang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Noam Joesphy, Danvers, MA (US);
Sonya Sanat Bhavsar, Danvers, MA (US);
ABIOMED, INC., Danvers, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The systems, devices, and methods presented herein use a heart pump to obtain measurements of cardiovascular function. The heart pumps described herein can operate in parallel with and unload the heart. The system can quantify the functioning of the native heart by measuring certain parameters/signals such as pressure or motor current, then calculate and display one or more metrics of cardiovascular function. These metrics, such as left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP), left ventricular pressure, and contractility, provide valuable information to a user regarding a patient's state of heart function and recovery.