Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for determining aortic valve opening
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Application No.: US15513519Application Date: 2015-09-22
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Publication No.: US10695474B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Marcus Granegger , Francesco Moscato , Heinrich Schima , Christopher Simon Hayward
- Applicant: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited , Medical University of Vienna
- Applicant Address: AU Darlinghurst, New South Wales AT Vienna
- Assignee: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited,Medical University of Vienna
- Current Assignee: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited,Medical University of Vienna
- Current Assignee Address: AU Darlinghurst, New South Wales AT Vienna
- Agency: Fish IP Law, LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7af929be
- International Application: PCT/AU2015/050566 WO 20150922
- International Announcement: WO2016/044889 WO 20160331
- Main IPC: A61M1/12
- IPC: A61M1/12 ; A61M1/10

Abstract:
Apparatus for determining opening of an aortic valve of a biological subject, the apparatus including an electronic processing device that determines a pump speed of a ventricular assist device that is assisting cardiac function of the biological subject, analyses the pump speed to determine a pump speed indicator at least partially indicative of changes in pump speed and uses the pump speed indicator to determine an opening indicator indicative of opening of the aortic valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180228955A1 Method And Apparatus For Determining Aortic Valve Opening Public/Granted day:2018-08-16
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