US 11,944,834 B2
Modular flying lead cable and methods for use with heart pump controllers
John Nguyen, San Ramon, CA (US); Fabian Franco, Livermore, CA (US); Mark Di Paola, Livermore, CA (US); Carine Hoarau, Pleasant Hill, CA (US); Nathan Harold, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Michael Morado, Escalon, CA (US)
Assigned to TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,750.
Application 17/837,750 is a continuation of application No. 16/359,925, filed on Mar. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,389,641.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/646,174, filed on Mar. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0362562 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/585 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/878 (2021.01); A61M 60/88 (2021.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/3787 (2013.01) [A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/585 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/878 (2021.01); A61M 60/88 (2021.01); A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/3752 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A blood circulation assist system, comprising:
an implantable blood pump;
an external controller via which power to operate the implantable blood pump is supplied to the implantable blood pump, wherein the external controller is configured to display a connection indicator that is viewable by a patient in which the implantable blood pump is implanted;
a percutaneous cable assembly connected to the implantable blood pump and comprising a proximal connector, wherein the percutaneous cable assembly has a skin-interface segment adapted to extend through a skin of a patient, and wherein the percutaneous cable assembly has a flexibility and an exterior length from the skin-interface segment to the proximal connector that accommodates positioning of the proximal connector, by the patient, between the connection indicator and an eye of the patient; and
an external cable assembly connected to the external controller and comprising a distal connector, wherein the external cable assembly accommodates positioning of the distal connector, by the patient, for simultaneous viewing of the distal connector and the connection indicator by the patient, wherein the distal connector and the proximal connector are adapted to be connected by the patient, and wherein the distal connector and the proximal connector are adapted to be disconnected by the patient,
wherein the external controller is adapted to detect whether the distal connector and the proximal connector are connected and display the connection indicator,
and wherein the connection indicator is indicative of whether the distal connector and the proximal connector are connected.