Updating a VAD system without stopping the pump
AssigneeHeartWare, Inc.
InventorThomas R. Johnson
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Abstract
A remote controller updating system for an implantable blood pump including an implantable blood pump, an implantable controller coupled to the implantable blood pump, and a pump driveline including a data network connection in communication with the implantable controller. The system may also include a pump connector coupled to the pump driveline, a remote controller couplable to the implantable blood pump, and a system update assembly including a system update connector couplable to the pump connector and a power source coupled to the system update connector.
Claims11
A remote controller updating system for an implantable blood pump comprising:
- an implantable blood pump;
- an implantable controller coupled to the implantable blood pump;
- a pump driveline including a data network connection in communication with the implantable controller;
- a pump connector coupled to and extending along a portion of the pump driveline;
- a remote controller couplable to the pump connector, the data network connection of the pump driveline having a bi-directional communication pathway between the implantable controller and the remote controller;
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- a system update assembly including a system update connector couplable to the pump connector and a power source coupled to the system update connector, the power source being configured to supply power to the implantable blood pump when the remote controller is in an update mode.
A remote controller updating system for an implantable blood pump comprising:
- an implantable blood pump including a housing having a motor therein;
- an implantable controller disposed within the housing for controlling the motor;
- a pump driveline coupled to the implantable blood pump, the pump driveline including a data network connection in communication with the implantable controller;
- a pump connector coupled to and extending a long a portion of the pump driveline;
- a remote controller couplable to the pump connector, the data network connection of the pump driveline having a bi-directional communication pathway between the implantable controller and the remote controller;
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- a system update assembly including a system update connector directly couplable to the pump connector and a power source coupled to the system update connector, the power source being configured to supply power to the implantable blood pump when the remote controller is in an update mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.