Granted Patent B2

US 12,383,727 · App. 17/057,243 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Inventors: Julian Kassel (Böblingen, DE); David Minzenmay (Stuttgart, DE); Thomas Alexander Schlebusch (Renningen, DE)

Assignee: Kardion GmbH

A61M60/878A61M60/816A61M2205/3334A61M2205/8262

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. A heart support system, comprising:

a blood pump;

a motor compartment;

a motor arranged in the motor compartment and configured to drive the blood pump;

at least one sensor disposed on a surface of the blood pump;

a motor housing module comprising:

a feed-through portion configured to establish an electrical connection between the heart support system and a connection cable;

and

at least one contact terminal, wherein the at least one contact terminal is configured to form a connection between the connection cable and the at least one sensor via an electrical connection external to the motor housing module, wherein the at least one contact terminal has a distal end embedded in a blind hole electrically insulated from the interior of the motor compartment and a proximal end that protrudes proximally beyond the motor housing module, wherein the blind hole is disposed on a side of the motor housing module opposite a pump head of the blood pump, and wherein the at least one contact terminal is accessible from a side of the motor housing module facing away from the motor compartment; and

at least one feed-through line extending through the motor housing module, wherein the at least one feed-through line is configured to connect to the motor.

2. The heart support system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one contact terminal is configured to connect to a conductor of the connection cable.

3. The heart support system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one contact terminal comprises at least one contact pin.

4. The heart support system according to claim 3 , wherein the feed-through portion comprises at least one through-opening filled with an electrically insulating material configured to facilitate embedding the at least one feed-through line and at least one blind hole filled with an electrically insulating material configured to facilitate embedding the at least one contact terminal.

5. The heart support system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one feed-through line and/or the at least one contact terminal is cylindrical or cup-shaped.

6. The heart support system according to claim 1 , wherein the motor housing module comprises a sensor groove configured to receive the at least one sensor and/or a sensor hub.

7. The heart support system according to claim 6 , wherein the sensor groove is configured to receive the at least one sensor, the heart support system further comprising a sensor cap positioned at least partially over the sensor groove and having a measurement window for the at least one sensor within the sensor groove.

8. The heart support system according to claim 6 , further comprising a sensor line portion comprising a sensor carrier in a region of the sensor groove, the sensor carrier being configured to connect to the sensor and/or the sensor hub.

9. The heart support system according to claim 8 , wherein the sensor groove is configured to receive the sensor hub, and wherein the sensor hub is configured to process at least one sensor signal of the at least one sensor and/or to provide the at least one sensor signal to the connection cable.

10. The heart support system according to claim 8 , wherein the sensor line portion comprises a contact portion, wherein the contact portion is arranged on a side of the feed-through portion facing away from the motor compartment.

11. The heart support system according to claim 10 , wherein the contact portion is O-shaped or U-shaped.

12. The heart support system according to claim 10 , wherein the contact portion comprises at least one contact surface for connecting to the at least one contact terminal, and wherein the at least one contact surface is formed to at least partially enclose the at least one contact terminal.

13. The heart support system according to claim 1 , having a connection point cap configured to cover a connection point between the feed-through portion and the connection cable.

14. The heart support system according to claim 1 , further comprising a coupling device for coupling the motor housing module to an insertion device configured to insert the heart support system, wherein the coupling device comprises at least one fixing element.

15. The heart support system according to claim 1 , wherein the heart support system is configured to be inserted into a heart chamber or an aorta by means of a catheter.

16. The heart support system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one contact terminal is configured to connect to the at least one sensor via a sensor line.

17. A method for mounting a heart support system, wherein the heart support system comprises a blood pump, a motor, a motor compartment, at least one sensor disposed on a surface of the blood pump, a sensor line electrically connected to the at least one sensor, and a connection cable, wherein the method comprises:

providing a motor housing module, the motor housing module comprising:

a feed-through portion configured to establish an electrical connection between the heart support system and the connection cable; and

at least one contact terminal, wherein the at least one contact terminal is configured to form a connection between the connection cable and the at least one sensor via an electrical connection external to the motor housing module, wherein the at least one contact terminal has a distal end embedded in a blind hole electrically insulated from the interior of the motor compartment and a proximal end that protrudes proximally beyond the motor housing module, wherein the blind hole is disposed on a side of the motor housing module opposite a pump head of the blood pump; and

contacting the at least one contact terminal of the motor housing module with the sensor line of the heart support system.

18. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising connecting the connection cable of the heart support system to the at least one contact pin of the motor housing module.

19. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one contact terminal is configured to connect to a conductor of the connection cable.

20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one contact terminal comprises at least one contact pin.

21. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the motor housing module comprises a sensor groove configured to receive the least one sensor.

22. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the heart support system further comprising a sensor cap positioned at least partially over the sensor groove and having a measurement window for the at least one sensor.

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