Invention Grant
- Patent Title: VAD integrated flow sensor
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Application No.: US15834487Application Date: 2017-12-07
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Publication No.: US10786611B2Publication Date: 2020-09-29
- Inventor: Dan Tamez , Neil Voskoboynikov
- Applicant: HeartWare, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Miami Lakes
- Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
- Current Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Miami Lakes
- Agency: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61M1/10
- IPC: A61M1/10 ; A61M1/12

Abstract:
A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180099077A1 VAD INTEGRATED FLOW SENSOR Public/Granted day:2018-04-12
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