HEART RATE DETERMINATION BASED ON VAD CURRENT WAVEFORM

    公开(公告)号:US20180028737A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15663265

    申请日:2017-07-28

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods and systems for determining heart rate of a patient. Based on motor current signals of a ventricular assist device (VAD), each of first, second and third events in the measured current signal may be detected, the first event being indicative of a rise or fall in the current signal, the second event being indicative of a rise or fall in the current signal in the opposite direction as the first event, and the third event being indicative of a rise or fall in the current signal in the same direction as the first event. A timer counter may be initiated upon detection of the first event, and an elapsed time may be measured upon detection of the third event. Heart rate may be determined based on the elapsed time of the timer counter.

    MULTI-INPUT SPEED RESPONSE ALGORITHM FOR A BLOOD PUMP

    公开(公告)号:US20190307938A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16359501

    申请日:2019-03-20

    Abstract: A method of responding to an adverse event associated with an implantable blood pump including detecting the adverse event, reducing a pump speed of the blood pump relative to a set pump speed in response to the detected adverse event, and determining whether at least one of a group consisting of the adverse event and a second adverse event is present following the reducing of the pump speed of the blood pump. If the at least one of the group consisting of the adverse event and a second adverse event is not present, the method includes increasing the pump speed to the set pump speed and if the at least one of the group consisting of the adverse event and a second adverse event is present while increasing the pump speed to the set pump speed, the method includes reducing the pump speed to a maximum safe operating speed.

    FIELD-ORIENTED CONTROL FOR CONTROL OF BLOOD PUMP MOTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20180085507A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-29

    申请号:US15710323

    申请日:2017-09-20

    Abstract: A ventricular assist device includes a pump configured to pump blood of a patient. A motor is configured to operate the pump. First, second, and third conductors are coupled to the motor and are configured to supply electric current from a power supply to the motor in first, second, and third phases, respectively. A controller is configured to operate the motor using a Field Oriented Control (FOC) method, and if one from the group consisting of first, second and third conductors becomes unable to supply electric current to the motor, the controller continues to operate the motor using the FOC method using the phases of the two conductors that are able to supply electric current to the motor.

    HVAD RINSE VIA A NON-UNIFORM THRUST BEARING GAP

    公开(公告)号:US20200276368A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-03

    申请号:US16778658

    申请日:2020-01-31

    Abstract: A blood pump having a housing including an inlet element. The inlet element has a proximal portion sized to be received within at least a portion of a heart of a patient and defines a major longitudinal axis. A rotor is configured to rotate within the housing about the major longitudinal axis and impel blood from heart. At least one stator is disposed within the housing and positioned within the housing at least one from the group consisting of upstream and downstream from the rotor. During operation of the blood pump the rotor is maintained at an oblique angle with respect to the major longitudinal axis.

    HEART RATE MEASUREMENT USING BLOOD PUMP IMPELLER LOCATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190184082A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16221768

    申请日:2018-12-17

    Abstract: A method of determining a heart rate of a patient having an implanted blood pump including applying a voltage to a plurality of coils of a stator of the blood pump to produce an electromagnetic force to rotate a rotor in communication with the plurality of coils; displaying a waveform associated with a back electromotive force in the plurality of coils of the blood pump, the waveform being proportional to an axial position of the rotor relative to the stator; determining a time interval between a first alteration in the waveform relative to a baseline and a second alteration in the waveform relative to the baseline; and determining the heart rate of the patient based on the time interval.

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