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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Eric A. Schilling, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Jacob A. Roe, North St Paul, MN (US);
Joel B. Artmann, Elk River, MN (US);
Jason C. Lee, Edina, MN (US);
Jonathan P. Roberts, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
David J. Peichel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/871 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/50 (2021.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/871 (2021.01); A61M 2205/3365 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of managing multiple power sources for an implantable blood pump includes operating the implantable blood pump with both power from an internal battery, the internal battery being disposed within an implantable controller and in communication with the implantable blood pump, and with transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS) power in communication with the implantable blood pump, if TETS power is available.