Axial blood pump with impeller rinse operation
US11311711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of controlling a blood pump including executing a control command to temporarily displace an impeller of the blood pump within a pump housing from a first axial position relative to the pump housing to a second axial position a distance away from the first axial position using a vector control method, and causing the impeller to move from the second axial position to a third axial position, the third axial position including a positive and a negative displacement of the impeller relative to the first axial position.
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