Methods and devices for identifying suction events
US9795726B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/52
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a method, control device, and implantable system, for acquiring a plurality of flow rate data points over time, each data point indicative of a flow rate of blood through the pump, calculating, based on the plurality of acquired flow rate data points, a value characterizing one or more features of a waveform formed from the plurality of flow rate data points; and determining, based on the value, the presence or absence of a suction condition in the pump.
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