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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
John Porterfield, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan W. Valvano, Austin, TX (US);
Clay Heighten, Dallas, TX (US);
Anil Kottam, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Marc David Feldman, San Antonio, TX (US);
Aleksandra Borisovna Gruslova, San Antonio, TX (US);
Drew R. Nolen, San Antonio, TX (US);
John Porterfield, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan W. Valvano, Austin, TX (US);
Clay Heighten, Dallas, TX (US);
Anil Kottam, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Marc David Feldman, San Antonio, TX (US);
Aleksandra Borisovna Gruslova, San Antonio, TX (US);
Drew R. Nolen, San Antonio, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Cardio Vol, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for a heart of a patient having a cardiac assist device adapted to be implanted into the patient to assist the heart with pumping blood. The apparatus has a sensor adapted to be implanted into the patient. The sensor in communication with the cardiac assist device and the heart which measures native volume of the heart. Alternatively, the sensor monitors the heart based on admittance while the cardiac assist device. Alternatively, the sensor monitors the heart based on impedance.