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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Sunshine Heart Company Pty Ltd., Clontarf, AU;
Inventors:
William Suttle Peters, Auckland, NZ;
Rodney Gordon Parkin, Crows Nest, AU;
Assignee:
Sunshine Heart Company Pty. Ltd., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/37 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/0408 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61B 5/0006 (2013.01); A61B 5/0408 (2013.01); A61B 5/04012 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 7/00 (2013.01); A61M 1/106 (2013.01); A61M 1/107 (2013.01); A61N 1/36514 (2013.01); A61N 1/3702 (2013.01); A61N 1/36528 (2013.01);
Abstract
The various embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for controlling the operation of a pulsatile heart assist device in a patient. The systems and methods include utilizing sounds and electrical signals produced by the heart to control the operation of the heart assist device.