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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2010
Charles R. Rogers, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Irfan Z. Ali, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ronald L. Mezera, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Scott A. Sarkinen, Greenfield, MN (US);
Nicholas R. Whitehead, Hopkins, MN (US);
Charles R. Rogers, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Irfan Z. Ali, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ronald L. Mezera, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Scott A. Sarkinen, Greenfield, MN (US);
Nicholas R. Whitehead, Hopkins, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting a fault condition within an implantable medical pump comprises delivering therapeutic fluid using a medical pump comprising an actuation mechanism configured to be energized to provide a pump stroke, detecting a property associated with energizing the actuation mechanism, and determining whether the property associated with energizing the actuation mechanism indicates that a fault condition exists with the medical pump.