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US 2022/0032032 A1Published application
Implantable vascular support system
AssigneeKardion GmbH
InventorsThomas Alexander Schlebusch, Michael Curcic
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Abstract
The invention relates to an implantable, vascular support system (10) having a cannula (13) and an ultrasound measuring device (18), wherein the cannula (13) and the ultrasound measuring device (18) are disposed in the region of mutually opposite ends of the support system (10).
Claims17
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An implantable cardiac support system, the system comprising:
- a cannula;
- an ultrasound measuring device;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive signals received from the ultrasound measuring device;
- and
- determine a total volume flow of blood in a region of the support system based on the signals received from the ultrasound measuring device.
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A method for determining a total fluid volume flow of blood in a region of
- a cardiac support system, the method comprising:
- performing a first ultrasound measurement with an ultrasound measurement device in a first orientation in a region of an end of the support system,
- performing a second ultrasound measurement with the ultrasound measurement device in a second orientation different from the first orientation in the region of the end of the support system,
- determining the total fluid volume flow using the first and second ultrasound measurements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.