External drive unit for an implantable heart assist pump
AssigneeEcp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh
InventorsJoerg Schumacher, Gerd Spanier, Thorsten Siess, Maxim Daschewski, Jim-Po Wang
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Abstract
The application relates to an external drive unit (7) for an implantable heart assist pump. The proposed drive unit (7) comprises a motor (35) for driving the heart assist pump, wherein the motor (35) is connectable to the heart assist pump via a transcutaneous drive shaft (3). The drive unit (7) further comprises a heat spreader (19) comprising a contact surface configured to contact and/or directly contact and/or lie flat against a skin of a patient. The contact surface is connected or connectable with the motor (35) in a thermally-conductive manner to transfer heat generated by the motor (35) to tissue of the patient.
Claims17
An external drive unit for an implantable heart assist pump comprising:
- a motor housing;
- a motor disposed in the motor housing, the motor configured for driving a heart assist pump, wherein the motor is connectable to the heart assist pump via a transcutaneous drive shaft, and
- a heat patch connected to the motor housing via a strap, the heat patch comprising a contact surface configured to contact a skin of a patient,
- wherein the contact surface is configured to connect with the motor in a thermally-conductive manner to distribute and transfer heat generated by the motor into the skin of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.