<p>The flow rate of blood out of a blood pump is determined at least in part based on an acceleration of the pump's rotor and on the blood's viscosity. Considering the rotor acceleration when determining blood flow rate, increases the accuracy of the blood flow measurement thereby permitting the determination of a parameter related to the contractility of a patient's heart. The parameter may include a rate of pressure change of blood across the pump, a ratio of the rate of pressure change and a peak-to-peak value of the blood flow rate, or any other contractility index.</p>
申请公布号
WO2013003370(A3)
申请公布日期
2014.05.08
申请号
WO2012US44243
申请日期
2012.06.26
申请人
HEARTWARE, INC.;SCHIMA, HEINRICH;MOSCATO, FRANCESCO;GRANEGGER, MARCUS
发明人
SCHIMA, HEINRICH;MOSCATO, FRANCESCO;GRANEGGER, MARCUS