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US 12,009,094 B2Granted
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.
Claims6
A method comprising:
- translating, to an offline mode, a remote controller coupled to an implantable blood pump having an implantable controller, wherein the implantable blood pump is coupled to a pump driveline including a pump connector, wherein the pump connector is coupled to a system update connector, and wherein the system update connector is coupled to a power source;
- updating the remote controller in the offline mode, the update including at least one of a group including a remote controller exchange and a remote controller update, wherein the power source coupled to the system update connector continuously provides power to the implantable blood pump during the updating of the remote controller;
- and
- maintaining the implantable blood pump in an operative mode during the updating of the remote controller.
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