VAD controller tester
First Claim
1. A control circuit for monitoring operation of an implantable blood pump, the control circuit operatively couplable to a discrete testing apparatus configured to simulate blood pump operating conditions and testing the control circuit based on the simulated blood pump operating conditions, the control circuit comprising:
- an input module for receiving at least one from the group consisting of actual operating data from the implantable blood pump and simulated operating data from the testing apparatus;
a processor for processing the received operating data, the processor configured to determine a source of the received operating data, and to determine whether the received operating data is one from the group consisting actual operating data from the implantable blood pump and simulated operating data based on the determined source.
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Abstract
A control circuit for monitoring operation of an implantable blood pump, the control circuit operatively couplable to a testing apparatus for simulating blood pump operating conditions and testing the control circuit based on the simulated blood pump operating conditions. The control circuit includes an input module for receiving at least one of one of actual operating data from an implantable blood pump and simulated operating data from the testing apparatus. A processor for processing the received operating data is included, the processor configured to determine a source of the received operating data, and to determine whether the received operating data is actual operating data or simulated operating data based on the determined source.
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1. A control circuit for monitoring operation of an implantable blood pump, the control circuit operatively couplable to a discrete testing apparatus configured to simulate blood pump operating conditions and testing the control circuit based on the simulated blood pump operating conditions, the control circuit comprising:
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an input module for receiving at least one from the group consisting of actual operating data from the implantable blood pump and simulated operating data from the testing apparatus; a processor for processing the received operating data, the processor configured to determine a source of the received operating data, and to determine whether the received operating data is one from the group consisting actual operating data from the implantable blood pump and simulated operating data based on the determined source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of managing data indicating an operation of an implantable blood pump, comprising:
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at a control circuit, receiving data indicative of at least one from the group consisting of physiological activity and operational activity at an implantable blood pump, the data being at least from the group consisting of (i) actual operating data from the implantable blood pump coupled to the control circuit and (ii) simulated operating data from a discrete testing apparatus coupled to the control circuit; at the control circuit, determining whether the received data is from the testing apparatus; and at the control circuit, controlling an activity of the control circuit based on a determination that the received data is from the testing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for testing operation of a control circuit, the control circuit configured to monitor operation of an implantable blood pump, the apparatus operatively couplable to the control circuit and discrete from the control circuit and the implantable blood pump, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory for storing instructions for simulating operation of the implantable blood pump; a processor configured to generate simulated operational data of the implantable blood pump based on the stored instructions; and a communication interface for transmitting to the control circuit the simulated operational data and an indication that the operation data is simulated.
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