Method and device for detecting a wear condition of a ventricular assist device and for operating same, and ventricular assist device

H Baumbach, J Kassel, I Schellenberg… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a method for detecting a state of wear of a cardiac support system.
The method comprises a read-in step and a determination step. During the read-in step, a …

Intravascular blood pump and method for producing electrical conductor tracks

J Kassel, TA Schlebusch - US Patent App. 17/057,044, 2021 - Google Patents
An intravascular blood pump (100) comprises a tip (110), a first region (120) with at least
one blood through-opening (121), a flow cannula (130), a second region (140) with at least …

End-face rotating joint for transmitting torques

U Vollmer - US Patent 12,107,474, 2024 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a magnetic end-face rotating joint (100) for transmitting torques,
containing a first joint half (102) which can be connected to a first shaft, and comprising a …

Axial-flow pump for a ventricular assist device and method for producing an axial-flow pump for a ventricular assist device

I Stotz, N Baeuerle - US Patent 12,064,615, 2024 - Google Patents
The invention relates to an axial flow pump (102) for a ventricular assist device. The axial
flow pump (102) comprises a pump housing (104) for arranging in a blood vessel and a …

Line device for conducting a blood flow for a heart support system, heart support system, and method for producing a line device

H Baumbach, I Schellenberg… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2021 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a line device (105) for conducting a blood flow for a heart support
system. The heart support system has a head unit and an outlet unit. The line device (105) …

Non-occluding intra vascular blood pump providing reduced hemolysis

S Groß-Hardt, T Kaufman, WL Clifton… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A non-occluding intravascular pump comprises a shroud providing an inlet for incoming
blood flow and an outlet for outgoing blood flow, wherein the shroud is a cylindrical housing; …