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US 12685857 · App. 16/610,003 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Heart pump device and operating method for a heart pump device

Inventors: Benno Uennigmann (Berlin, DE); Michael Frischke (Rangsdorf, DE); Oliver Peters (Berlin, DE); Florian Jankowsky (Friedland, DE)
Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbH
A61M60/422A61M60/148A61M60/178A61M60/216A61M60/508A61M60/878A61M60/88A61M2205/3327
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12685857
App. No.
16/610,003
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application relates to a heart pump device and an operating method for a heart pump device. The proposed heart pump device comprises an implantable heart pump and a controller for controlling the heart pump. The controller and the heart pump are connected to one another by way of a line with wires. Moreover, the controller is configured to supply the heart pump with electrical power by way of a first of the wires. Furthermore, the controller and the heart pump each comprise a coupling interface. Here, electrical signals for transferring data between the controller and the heart pump are able to be coupled into the first wire or able to be coupled out of the first wire by way of these coupling interfaces.

Claims (14)

1 . A heart pump device comprising:

an implantable heart pump;

a line comprising a plurality of wires, the wires including a first wire and a second wire; and

a controller for controlling the heart pump;

wherein the controller and the heart pump are connected by the line, and the controller is configured to supply the heart pump with electrical power through the first wire, wherein the first wire is configured to pass through a skin surface;

wherein the controller and the heart pump each comprise a coupling interface, wherein the coupling interface of the controller and the coupling interface of the heart pump are each configured to communicate electrical signals for data transmission through the first wire between the controller and the heart pump; and

wherein the heart pump comprises a location modulator, wherein the location modulator is configured to receive a carrier signal and data and, depending on this data, the location modulator is configured to implement a switchover between an in-coupling of the carrier signal via the coupling interface of the heart pump into the first wire and an in-coupling of the carrier signal via the coupling interface of the heart pump into the second wire of the line.

2 . A heart pump device comprising:

an implantable heart pump comprising a location modulator;

a line comprising a plurality of wires, the wires including a first wire and a second wire; and

a controller for controlling the heart pump,

wherein the controller and the heart pump are connected by the line, and the controller is configured to supply the heart pump with electrical power through the first wire, wherein the first wire is configured to pass through a skin surface,

wherein the controller and the heart pump each comprise a coupling interface, wherein the coupling interface of the controller and the coupling interface of the heart pump are each configured to communicate electrical signals for data transmission through the first wire between the controller and the heart pump,

wherein the location modulator is configured to receive data and, depending on this data, the location modulator is configured to implement a switchover between an in-coupling of a carrier signal via the coupling interface of the heart pump into the first wire and an in-coupling of the carrier signal via the coupling interface of the heart pump into the second wire of the line.