Implantable medical device having an electronic pump device with a passive valve layer on a base plate
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsRichard Percy, Thomas Sinnott, Brian P. Watschke
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Abstract
According to an aspect, an implantable medical device includes an inflatable member, a fluid reservoir, and an electronic pump device configured to transfer fluid between the inflatable member and the fluid reservoir. The electronic pump device includes an actuator, a base plate having a first surface and a second surface, a first passive valve layer contacting the first surface of the base plate, and a second passive valve layer contacting the second surface of the base plate.
Claims20
An implantable medical device comprising:
- an inflatable member;
- a fluid reservoir;
- and
- an electronic pump device configured to transfer fluid between the inflatable member and the fluid reservoir, the electronic pump device including:
- an actuator;
- a base plate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the base plate facing the actuator;
- a passive valve layer contacting the second surface of the base plate.
An electronic pump device for an inflatable medical device, the electronic pump device including:
- an actuator having an activation element and an actuator diaphragm coupled to the activation element;
- a base plate having a first surface and a second surface;
- a first passive valve layer contacting the first surface of the base plate, the first passive valve layer being located between the base plate and the actuator diaphragm;
- and
- a second passive valve layer contacting the second surface of the base plate.
A method comprising:
- forming an electronically controlled pump of an inflatable medical device, including:
- disposing a first passive valve layer on a first surface of a base plate;
- and
- disposing a second passive valve layer on a second surface of the base plate, the electronically controlled pump including an actuator configured to receive an electrical signal;
- and
- attaching the electronically controlled pump to a fluidic manifold of the inflatable medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.