Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Corporeal artificial heart – heart assist – control... – Including condition responsive means
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-13
2010-10-26
McDermott, Corrine M (Department: 3738)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Corporeal artificial heart, heart assist , control...
Including condition responsive means
C600S017000, C607S048000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07819916
ABSTRACT:
A blood pump system for an artificial heart including: a control unit for controlling a blood pump, the control unit including a first alarm generating part for generating a first alarm signal according to the state of the blood pump, and a speaker for outputting an audible sound upon receiving the first alarm signal when the blood pump is in an abnormal state; a supervisory section configured to supervise the state of the control unit; a determining section configured to determine whether the control unit is in an abnormal state or not, based on output signal from the supervisory section; and a second alarm generating part for generating a second alarm signal according to the state of the control unit, based on the result of determination by the determining section.
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Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
McDermott Corrine M
Schall Matthew
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
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