Blood pump assembly having a sensor and a sensor shield

    公开(公告)号:US11027114B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16433138

    申请日:2019-06-06

    申请人: Abiomed, Inc.

    摘要: A blood pump assembly can include various components such as a housing and a sensor configured to detect one or more characteristics of the blood. In some embodiments, the sensor can be coupled to the housing and can include a sensor membrane configured to deflect in response to a change in a blood parameter (e.g., pressure). The blood pump assembly can include a shield that covers at least a portion of the sensor membrane so as to protect the sensor from damage when the blood pump assembly is inserted through an introducer and navigated through the patient's vasculature and/or when the blood pump assembly is inserted into the heart in a surgical procedure. One or more protective layers can be deposited over the sensor membrane to prevent the sensor membrane from being dissolved through interactions with the patient's blood.

    COUNTERPULSATION DEVICE DRIVER APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200215247A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16780388

    申请日:2020-02-03

    申请人: Abiomed, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61M1/10 A61M1/12

    摘要: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.

    Counterpulsation device driver apparatus, method and system

    公开(公告)号:US10549020B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US15923734

    申请日:2018-03-16

    申请人: Abiomed, Inc.

    摘要: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.

    Blood pump assembly having a sensor and a sensor shield

    公开(公告)号:US10342906B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15615259

    申请日:2017-06-06

    申请人: Abiomed, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61M1/10 A61B5/0215 A61M1/12

    摘要: A blood pump assembly can include various components such as a housing and a sensor configured to detect one or more characteristics of the blood. In some embodiments, the sensor can be coupled to the housing and can include a sensor membrane configured to deflect in response to a change in a blood parameter (e.g., pressure). The blood pump assembly can include a shield that covers at least a portion of the sensor membrane so as to protect the sensor from damage when the blood pump assembly is inserted through an introducer and navigated through the patient's vasculature and/or when the blood pump assembly is inserted into the heart in a surgical procedure. One or more protective layers can be deposited over the sensor membrane to prevent the sensor membrane from being dissolved through interactions with the patient's blood.