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Patent No.:

US 9220475 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2010

Acoustic system for monitoring the performance of left ventricle assist devices and other mechanical devices implanted in a patient's body

Applicants:

Charles T. Klodell, Gainesville, FL (US);

Nikolaus Gravenstein, Gainesville, FL (US);

Wilhelm K. Schwab, Gainesville, FL (US);

Inventors:

Charles T. Klodell, Gainesville, FL (US);

Nikolaus Gravenstein, Gainesville, FL (US);

Wilhelm K. Schwab, Gainesville, FL (US);

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);

Attorney:

Alston & Bird LLP

Primary Examiner:

Leshui Zhang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/005 (2013.01); A61B 7/026 (2013.01); A61B 8/0833 (2013.01); G01S 5/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are related to apparatus and methods for acoustically monitoring the performance of a medical device disposed within the body of a patient. According to one embodiment of an apparatus, the apparatus includes at least one acoustic sensor and a computer system that is connected to receive information from the acoustic sensor, wherein the acoustic sensor is adapted to receive a set of acoustic information that corresponds to acoustic activity within the body of said patient. The computer system is adapted for: (A) receiving the set of acoustic information, and (B) using the set of acoustic information to calculate location information relating to a location of a source of the acoustic activity.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Klodell, Charles. (2015). Acoustic system for monitoring the performance of left ventricle assist devices and other mechanical devices implanted in a patient's body (U.S. Patent No. 9220475). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9220475

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