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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Inventors:
Justin Wolman, Aventura, FL (US);
Fernando Casas, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Carlos Reyes, Davie, FL (US);
Thomas R. Johnson, Franklin, MA (US);
Assignee:
HEARTWARE, INC., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/82 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01); A61M 60/82 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling an implantable blood pump including a housing having a proximal portion including an inlet, a distal portion including an outlet, and an impeller therein, the method including detecting when a pressure in the housing exceeds a pressure threshold and executing a first vector control command to displace the impeller axially in a distal direction from a primary position to a secondary position different than the primary position in response to the pressure exceeding the pressure threshold.