Early warning of LVAD thrombus formation
US11154702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining an adverse event within a patient having an implantable blood pump including calculating a plurality of power consumption trends of the blood pump during a plurality of time periods using a low-pass filter, determining a plurality of power trend differences between the plurality of power consumption trends, calculating a total amount of the plurality of power trend differences during a time interval, and generating an alarm when the total amount of the plurality of power trend differences exceeds a pre-determined threshold.
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