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Ventricular assist devices

  • US 10,398,819 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2018
  • Issued: 09/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mechanical circulatory assist system, comprising:

  • an implantable blood pump configured to supplement or replace a pumping function of a heart;

    an implantable control unit communicatively coupled with the blood pump and storing one or more preprogrammed patient specific settings on which control of the blood pump is based; and

    a non-implanted external control unit configured to be operatively coupled with the implantable blood pump and to control the implantable blood pump based on one or more event based rules and at least one of the one or more preprogrammed patient specific settings communicated to the external control unit by the implantable control unit.

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