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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Peter Andrew Crosby, New South Wales, AU;
Colin Neville Sutton, New South Wales, AU;
Peter Joseph Ayre, New South Wales, AU;
Inventors:
Peter Andrew Crosby, New South Wales, AU;
Colin Neville Sutton, New South Wales, AU;
Peter Joseph Ayre, New South Wales, AU;
Assignee:
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/3663 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3523 (2013.01); A61M 1/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blood pump including an ultrasonic sensor mounted in or on a blood contacting surface of the blood pump. The ultrasonic sensor measures blood velocity and reports information to a blood pump controller. The ultrasonic sensor is directed to measure blood velocity in an inflow cannula connected to the blood pump.