Modular Flying Lead Cable and Methods for Use With Heart Pump Controllers

A method of connecting an external controller to a blood pump implanted in a patient, the method comprising:

• connecting a distal end of a percutaneous driveline assembly to the blood pump, the percutaneous driveline assembly comprising a percutaneous driveline cable and a percutaneous driveline proximal connector, the percutaneous driveline cable extending between the blood pump and the percutaneous driveline proximal connector, the percutaneous driveline cable having a skin-interface segment that extends through a skin of the patient;
• connecting an intermediate driveline assembly to the percutaneous driveline assembly by connecting an intermediate driveline distal connector of the intermediate driveline assembly to the percutaneous driveline proximal connector, the intermediate driveline assembly comprising an intermediate driveline proximal connector and an intermediate driveline cable connecting the intermediate driveline distal connector and the intermediate driveline proximal connector;
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• connecting an external controller assembly to the intermediate driveline assembly, the external controller assembly comprising an external driveline assembly and an external controller via which power is supplied to the blood pump, the external driveline assembly comprising an external driveline cable and an external driveline distal connector, the external driveline cable connecting the external driveline distal connector and the external controller, the external controller comprising an external controller display viewable by the patient, the external driveline cable accommodating positioning of the external driveline distal connector, by the patient, for simultaneous viewing of the external driveline distal connector and the external controller display by the patient.