Medical product comprising a functional element for the invasive use in a patient's body

US10561773B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Ferrari · Jena, DE
• Joerg Schumacher · Teltow, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2012
• Grant date: Feb 18, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 4, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/32
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

So as to be able to determine the position of a functional element as precisely as possible during the invasive use of a blood pump in a patient's body without the use of imaging methods, the blood pump is connected to a main sensor which records signals of the patient's heart, which are compared to other electrophysiological heart signals recorded by several sensors distributed on the body surface so as to allow the position of the blood pump to be determined by way of linking.