Portable controller and power source for mechanical circulation support systems

US9907892B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MINNETRONIX, INC. · US

Inventors

• Kenneth E. Broen · Mahtomedi, US
• Corey Daniel Brown · Coon Rapids, US
• Don William Eldon Evans · Okabena, US
• David J. Hansen · Boise, US
• Anne F. Mickelson · Woodbury, US
• Richard A. Nazarian · Golden Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 11, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A portable external device for a mechanical circulation support system includes first and second power sources, e.g. batteries and control electronics for redundant uninterrupted operation of an implantable blood pump. The control and power source module may be configured for variable form factors to accommodate a variety of wearable configurations for patient convenience and comfort.