A Windkessel simulation apparatus includes a flexible fluid container that cyclically fills with a perfusate fluid, such as blood, and helps deliver the perfusate fluid to a heart, by means of an elastic reactive squeezing mechanism that applies compressive force proportional to the pressure in the flexible fluid container. The apparatus acts as a hydraulic capacitor, similarly to how arteries act in the body-inflating during systole, and squeezing during diastole. In this way, the apparatus may help simulate a natural circulatory system for an organ, such as an ex vivo heart.
A61M 60/117 - Pompes extracorporelles, c.-à-d. que le sang est pompé à l’extérieur du corps du patient pour aider le cœur, p. ex. dans les dispositifs transcutanés ou d’assistance ventriculaire externe
A61M 60/405 - Détails concernant l’entraînement des pompes pour le sang à déplacement non positif la force agissant sur l’élément en contact avec le sang étant hydraulique ou pneumatique
A pulsatile fluid pump system includes a pump-valving assembly including a chamber and a diaphragm assembly coupled to the chamber and including a flexible diaphragm. The diaphragm assembly and the pump-valving assembly are configured as an integral pump assembly. The system further includes a linear motor having a magnet and a coil, the magnet moving in relation to the coil, the coil having an electrical input. The system also includes a control housing rigidly coupled to the linear motor and a controller system having an electrical output coupled to the electrical input of the coil, the controller system defining an electrical waveform at the electrical output to cause desired operation of the diaphragm. The integral pump assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the control housing, and the diaphragm assembly of the integral pump assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the linear motor.
A pulsatile fluid pump apparatus includes an integral pump assembly employing a flexible diaphragm in a diaphragm assembly; a pulsatile fluid pump system including a control housing, for removably receiving the integral pump assembly, the control housing and the integral pump assembly being configured for operation, in a first mode, so that the pulsatile fluid pump system reciprocally actuates the diaphragm assembly to cause pumping automatically; and a manual driver assembly, wherein the integral pump assembly is configured, in a second mode, in the absence of actuation of the diaphragm assembly by the pulsatile fluid pump system, to removably receive the manual driver assembly to support manual actuation and operation of the diaphragm assembly.
F04B 43/02 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles ayant des organes flexibles du genre plat, p. ex. des diaphragmes
F04B 43/00 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles
A pump-valving assembly for a pulsatile fluid pump includes a pumping chamber, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The pump-valving assembly further includes an inlet ball check-valve assembly, first and second tapered tracts disposed between the inlet port and the pumping chamber, an outlet ball check-valve assembly, and third and fourth tapered tracts disposed between the pumping chamber and outlet port. The first tapered tract expands in cross sectional area from the inlet port to the inlet ball check valve assembly, and the second tapered tract decreases in cross sectional area from the inlet ball check valve assembly to the chamber. The third tapered tract expands in cross sectional area from the chamber to the outlet ball check valve assembly and the fourth tapered tract decreases in cross sectional area from the outlet ball check valve assembly to the outlet port.
A diaphragm assembly for a pulsatile fluid pump includes an edge-mounted flexible diaphragm, the diaphragm configured for operation cyclically between a diastole mode and a systole mode. The diaphragm assembly further includes a systolic distribution brace having an interior wall configured to cup a portion of the outside surface of the diaphragm, and a diastolic plate, embedded in the diaphragm, mechanically coupled to a portion of the inside surface of the diaphragm. In the course of the systole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the systolic distribution brace, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the periphery of the systolic distribution brace. In the course of the diastole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the diastolic plate, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the diastolic plate.
A61M 60/117 - Pompes extracorporelles, c.-à-d. que le sang est pompé à l’extérieur du corps du patient pour aider le cœur, p. ex. dans les dispositifs transcutanés ou d’assistance ventriculaire externe
A61M 60/268 - Pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif comportant un élément de déplacement agissant directement sur le sang l’élément de déplacement étant souple, p. ex. membranes, diaphragmes ou vessies
A61M 60/449 - Détails concernant l’entraînement pour les pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif la force agissant sur l’élément en contact avec le sang étant mécanique générée par un solénoïde
A61M 60/835 - Détails structurels autres que ceux relatifs à l’entraînement de la pompe dans les pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif
A61M 60/837 - Aspects des éléments de déplacement souples, p. ex. formes ou matériaux
A pulsatile fluid pump system for driving a fluid pump assembly includes a reciprocating linear motor having a magnet and a coil, the magnet moving in relation to the coil, the coil having an electrical input. The pulsatile fluid pump system further includes a controller system having an electrical output coupled to the electrical input of the coil, and the controller system is configured to execute a waveform program defining an electrical waveform at the electrical output. The waveform program is configured to control operation of the linear motor by modification of a feature, selected from the group consisting of amplitude, frequency, shape, and combinations thereof, of the electrical waveform at the electrical output. The waveform program is further configured to accept a set of user-specifiable parameters defining the performance of the linear motor and to modify the electrical waveform in response to such parameters.
A61M 60/117 - Pompes extracorporelles, c.-à-d. que le sang est pompé à l’extérieur du corps du patient pour aider le cœur, p. ex. dans les dispositifs transcutanés ou d’assistance ventriculaire externe
A61M 60/268 - Pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif comportant un élément de déplacement agissant directement sur le sang l’élément de déplacement étant souple, p. ex. membranes, diaphragmes ou vessies
A61M 60/449 - Détails concernant l’entraînement pour les pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif la force agissant sur l’élément en contact avec le sang étant mécanique générée par un solénoïde
A61M 60/523 - Régulation par des données du patient en temps réel par les données d’écoulement du sang, p. ex. en provenance de transducteurs de mesure de l’écoulement du sang
A61M 60/538 - Régulation par des données en temps réel de paramètres fonctionnels de la pompe pour le sang, p. ex. par l’intensité du courant d’un moteur
A61M 60/546 - Régulation par des données en temps réel de paramètres fonctionnels de la pompe pour le sang, p. ex. par l’intensité du courant d’un moteur de l’écoulement du sang, p. ex. en adaptant la vitesse du rotor
A61M 60/569 - Moyens de commande électroniques, p. ex. pour la régulation par rétroaction pour pulser l’écoulement du sang dans les pompes pour le sang qui ne créent intrinsèquement pas un écoulement pulsé synchrone avec le battement natif du cœur
A pulsatile fluid pump system includes a pump-valving assembly including a chamber and a diaphragm assembly coupled to the chamber and including a flexible diaphragm. The diaphragm assembly and the pump-valving assembly are configured as an integral pump assembly. The system further includes a linear motor having a magnet and a coil, the magnet moving in relation to the coil, the coil having an electrical input. The system also includes a control housing rigidly coupled to the linear motor and a controller system having an electrical output coupled to the electrical input of the coil, the controller system defining an electrical waveform at the electrical output to cause desired operation of the diaphragm. The integral pump assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the control housing, and the diaphragm assembly of the integral pump assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the linear motor.
F04B 17/04 - Pompes caractérisées par leur combinaison avec des machines motrices ou moteurs particuliers qui les entraînent ou par leur adaptation à ceux-ci entraînées par des moteurs électriques utilisant des solénoïdes
F04B 43/04 - Pompes ayant un entraînement électrique
F04B 53/22 - Dispositions pour l'assemblage ou le démontage rapide
A diaphragm assembly for a pulsatile fluid pump includes an edge-mounted flexible diaphragm, the diaphragm configured for operation cyclically between a diastole mode and a systole mode. The diaphragm assembly further includes a systolic distribution brace having an interior wall configured to cup a portion of the outside surface of the diaphragm, and a diastolic plate, embedded in the diaphragm, mechanically coupled to a portion of the inside surface of the diaphragm. In the course of the systole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the systolic distribution brace, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the periphery of the systolic distribution brace. In the course of the diastole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the diastolic plate, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the diastolic plate.
F04B 43/02 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles ayant des organes flexibles du genre plat, p. ex. des diaphragmes
A61M 60/268 - Pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif comportant un élément de déplacement agissant directement sur le sang l’élément de déplacement étant souple, p. ex. membranes, diaphragmes ou vessies
A61M 60/109 - Pompes extracorporelles, c.-à-d. que le sang est pompé à l’extérieur du corps du patient incorporées dans des circuits ou des systèmes sanguins extracorporels
A61M 60/837 - Aspects des éléments de déplacement souples, p. ex. formes ou matériaux
F04B 43/00 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles
A61M 60/894 - Vannes passives, c.-à-d. actionnées par le sang
A pump-valving assembly for a pulsatile fluid pump includes a pumping chamber, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The pump-valving assembly further includes an inlet ball check-valve assembly, first and second tapered tracts disposed between the inlet port and the pumping chamber, an outlet ball check-valve assembly, and third and fourth tapered tracts disposed between the pumping chamber and outlet port. The first tapered tract expands in cross sectional area from the inlet port to the inlet ball check valve assembly, and the second tapered tract decreases in cross sectional area from the inlet ball check valve assembly to the chamber. The third tapered tract expands in cross sectional area from the chamber to the outlet ball check valve assembly and the fourth tapered tract decreases in cross sectional area from the outlet ball check valve assembly to the outlet port.
A61M 60/424 - Détails concernant l’entraînement pour les pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif
F04B 17/00 - Pompes caractérisées par leur combinaison avec des machines motrices ou moteurs particuliers qui les entraînent ou par leur adaptation à ceux-ci
F04B 15/02 - Pompes adaptées pour travailler avec des fluides particuliers, p. ex. grâce à l'emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour la pompe elle-même ou certaines de ses parties les fluides étant visqueux ou non homogènes
A61M 60/894 - Vannes passives, c.-à-d. actionnées par le sang
A61M 60/268 - Pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif comportant un élément de déplacement agissant directement sur le sang l’élément de déplacement étant souple, p. ex. membranes, diaphragmes ou vessies
A pulsatile fluid pump system includes a pump-valving assembly including a chamber and a diaphragm assembly coupled to the chamber and including a flexible diaphragm. The diaphragm assembly and the pump-valving assembly are configured as an integral pump assembly. The system further includes a linear motor having a magnet and a coil, the magnet moving in relation to the coil, the coil having an electrical input. The system also includes a control housing rigidly coupled to the linear motor and a controller system having an electrical output coupled to the electrical input of the coil, the controller system defining an electrical waveform at the electrical output to cause desired operation of the diaphragm. The integral pump assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the control housing, and the diaphragm assembly of the integral pump assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the linear motor.
A pulsatile fluid pump system for driving a fluid pump assembly includes a reciprocating linear motor having a magnet and a coil, the magnet moving in relation to the coil, the coil having an electrical input. The pulsatile fluid pump system further includes a controller system having an electrical output coupled to the electrical input of the coil, and the controller system is configured to execute a waveform program defining an electrical waveform at the electrical output. The waveform program is configured to control operation of the linear motor by modification of a feature, selected from the group consisting of amplitude, frequency, shape, and combinations thereof, of the electrical waveform at the electrical output. The waveform program is further configured to accept a set of user-specifiable parameters defining the performance of the linear motor and to modify the electrical waveform in response to such parameters.
F04B 43/02 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles ayant des organes flexibles du genre plat, p. ex. des diaphragmes
F04B 17/03 - Pompes caractérisées par leur combinaison avec des machines motrices ou moteurs particuliers qui les entraînent ou par leur adaptation à ceux-ci entraînées par des moteurs électriques
A61M 60/247 - Pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif
A61M 60/546 - Régulation par des données en temps réel de paramètres fonctionnels de la pompe pour le sang, p. ex. par l’intensité du courant d’un moteur de l’écoulement du sang, p. ex. en adaptant la vitesse du rotor
A61M 60/894 - Vannes passives, c.-à-d. actionnées par le sang
A61M 60/457 - Détails concernant l’entraînement pour les pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif la force agissant sur l’élément en contact avec le sang étant magnétique
A61M 60/178 - Pompes ou dispositifs de pompage implantables, c.-à-d. que le sang est pompé à l’intérieur du corps du patient implantables dans ou sur le cœur, ou autour du cœur prélevant le sang d’un ventricule et renvoyant le sang vers le système artériel par une canule externe au ventricule, p. ex. dispositifs d’assistance pour ventricule gauche ou droit
A diaphragm assembly for a pulsatile fluid pump includes an edge-mounted flexible diaphragm, the diaphragm configured for operation cyclically between a diastole mode and a systole mode. The diaphragm assembly further includes a systolic distribution brace having an interior wall configured to cup a portion of the outside surface of the diaphragm, and a diastolic plate, embedded in the diaphragm, mechanically coupled to a portion of the inside surface of the diaphragm. In the course of the systole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the systolic distribution brace, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the periphery of the systolic distribution brace. In the course of the diastole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the diastolic plate, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the diastolic plate.
F04B 43/02 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles ayant des organes flexibles du genre plat, p. ex. des diaphragmes
A61M 60/268 - Pompes pour le sang à déplacement positif comportant un élément de déplacement agissant directement sur le sang l’élément de déplacement étant souple, p. ex. membranes, diaphragmes ou vessies
A61M 60/894 - Vannes passives, c.-à-d. actionnées par le sang
Pumps for medical purposes, namely, blood pumps; cardiopulmonary bypass pumps; Apparatus for medical purposes, namely, medical pumps for cardiac support comprised of blood pumps
Pumps for medical purposes, namely, blood pumps; cardiopulmonary bypass pumps; Apparatus for medical purposes, namely, medical pumps for cardiac support comprised of blood pumps
