Thermal management for an oxygenator device
AssigneeABIOMED, Inc.
InventorsBrian Wenholz, Thomas Underwood, Gregory Herwig, Arkadiy Tsitlik, Stephen Cournane, Amar Vadalia
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling a flow rate of an oxygenator device are described. The method includes receiving a first temperature associated with a blower of the oxygenator device, wherein the first temperature is sensed by a temperature sensor of the oxygenator device, and adjusting a flow rate of oxygen provided to a blood oxygenator by the blower based, at least in part, on the first temperature.
Claims22
An oxygenator device, comprising:
- a blood oxygenator configured to add oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from blood when present therein;
- a blower configured to provide the oxygen to the blood oxygenator at a flow rate;
- a temperature sensor configured to sense at a first time, a first temperature associated with the blower;
- and
- at least one controller configured to adjust the flow rate of oxygen provided to the blood oxygenator by the blower based, at least in part, on the first temperature.
A controller for an oxygenator device, the controller configured to:
- receive a first temperature associated with a blower of the oxygenator device, wherein the first temperature is sensed by a temperature sensor of the oxygenator device;
- and
- adjust a flow rate of oxygen provided to a blood oxygenator by the blower based, at least in part, on the first temperature.
18-31. (canceled)
A method of controlling a flow rate of an oxygenator device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first temperature associated with a blower of the oxygenator device, wherein the first temperature is sensed by a temperature sensor of the oxygenator device;
- and
- adjusting a flow rate of oxygen provided to a blood oxygenator by the blower based, at least in part, on the first temperature.
35-44. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.