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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2020
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric A. Schilling, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Joel B. Artmann, Elk River, MN (US);
Jason C. Lee, Edina, MN (US);
David I. Siegfried, Edina, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling operation of an implantable blood pump includes attempting to restart a stopped implantable blood pump for a predetermined number of attempts with either power from an internal battery of a controller in communication with the implantable blood pump or transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS) power in communication with the internal battery and the implantable blood pump. Following the predetermined number of attempts, the method includes pausing attempting to restart the implantable blood pump and begin attempting to recharge the internal battery with TETS power.