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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2005
Applicants:
Heinrich Schima, Vienna, AT;
Michael Vollkron, Vienna, AT;
Gino Morello, Leonia, NJ (US);
Robert Benkowski, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Heinrich Schima, Vienna, AT;
Michael Vollkron, Vienna, AT;
Gino Morello, Leonia, NJ (US);
Robert Benkowski, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Micromed, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A physiologic control system and method for controlling a blood pump system such as a VAD system. The pump system includes, for example, a blood pump and a controller for controlling the pump. The system may further include a flow measurement device. A desired peak to peak flow amplitude is determined, and then adjusted in response to various system parameters either manually or automatically by the system.