Title:
METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A PRESSURE SENSOR OR A FLOW SENSOR ON A ROTATION PUMP
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002045775
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
An intracardiac rotary pump ( 10 ) is provided with a pressure differential sensor ( 18 ) for supporting the pumping heart. The pressure differential sensor measures the pressure differential between aorta (AO) and left ventricle (LV). This pressure differential must correspond to certain desired values at different speed stages. If the pressure differential deviates to too large an extent, the deviation is recognized as a drift of the pressure sensor, and a correction value is determined in dependence on the drift, the subsequently measured pressure values being corrected with the aid of this correction value. In this manner it is possible to carry out a drift correction on the sensor with the pump arranged in the heart and even with the pump in operation.
Inventors:
SIESS THORSTEN (DE)
NIX CHRISTOPH (DE)
BOENSCH STEFAN (DE)
NIX CHRISTOPH (DE)
BOENSCH STEFAN (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2001/013266
Publication Date:
September 06, 2002
Filing Date:
November 16, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IMPELLA CARDIOTECH AG (DE)
SIESS THORSTEN (DE)
NIX CHRISTOPH (DE)
BOENSCH STEFAN (DE)
SIESS THORSTEN (DE)
NIX CHRISTOPH (DE)
BOENSCH STEFAN (DE)
International Classes:
F04D15/00; A61M1/10; A61M1/12; F04C14/24; (IPC1-7): A61M1/00
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