Medical pump drive, pump and medical treatment apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a medical pump drive comprising a pump housing and a pump motor provided in the pump housing. The pump drive also includes a rechargeable voltage source for storing electrical energy, or a rechargeable battery, for a voltage supply of the pump motor and a magnetic section for magnetically coupling of further pump sections, and/or for magnetically driving of elements, in particular a magnetically driven pump rotor. The pump also includes an electronic controller. The disclosure further relates to a pump, an induction charging station, a tube set, and a blood treatment apparatus.
1. A medical pump drive comprising:
a pump housing;
a pump motor arranged in the pump housing, the pump housing comprising:
a distal end comprising a base section for positioning the pump drive onto a base surface; and
a proximal end comprising a connecting section for connecting the pump drive to a pump section;
an induction charging coil situated in the distal end of the pump housing;
a rechargeable voltage source for storing electrical energy, or a rechargeable battery, for a power supply of the pump motor;
a magnetic section for magnetically coupling or magnetically driving components of a magnetically driven pump rotor; and
an electronic controller comprising or connected to a motion sensor, the motion sensor configured to detect movement of the pump drive, the movement comprising a rotation of the entire pump drive, wherein the electronic controller is configured to determine an orientation of the pump drive,
wherein the electronic controller is configured to activate the magnetic section of the pump drive to transfer the pump drive from a first state to a second state in response to determining that the pump drive is in a first orientation, wherein the magnetic section is configured to magnetically couple or magnetically drive the components of the magnetically driven pump rotor when the magnetic section is activated in the second state, and wherein the electronic controller is configured to deactivate the magnetic section of the pump drive to transfer the pump drive from the second state to the first state in response to determining that the pump drive is in a second orientation, wherein the magnetic section is configured to stop magnetically coupling or magnetically driving the components of the magnetically driven pump rotor when the magnetic section is deactivated in the first state.
2. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the induction charging coil is configured to charge the rechargeable voltage source or the rechargeable battery.
3. The pump drive according to claim 1 , further comprising a colored lighting device, wherein the colored lighting device is a part of or arranged at the pump housing.
4. The pump drive according to claim 3 , wherein the colored lighting device comprises an LED colored ring.
5. The pump drive according to claim 3 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to signal an ongoing charging progress with one or more colors of the color lighting device.
6. The pump drive according to claim 3 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to switch off the colored lighting device when or after a charging of the rechargeable voltage source or the rechargeable battery is complete.
7. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic controller comprises or is connected to a wireless module.
8. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to display a charging state of the rechargeable voltage source or the rechargeable battery via a lighting device.
9. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to rotate the magnetic section of the pump drive when the motion sensor or a Hall sensor detects placement of the pump drive on a pump section having the magnetically driven pump rotor.
10. The pump drive according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to rotate the magnetic section of the pump drive at a predetermined speed.
11. The pump drive according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to display a current or actual rotation via a lighting device.
12. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to change to an active state in response to the motion sensor detecting the movement of the pump drive.
13. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to reduce a maximum pump speed or a preset pump speed to a pump speed which establishes a balance between a liquid pumped out of a pump and the liquid which flows into the pump upon detecting decreasing liquid flow through the pump.
14. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic controller is configured to transmit a notification about the movement of the pump drive to an external device.
15. A pump comprising:
a pump drive comprising:
a pump housing, the pump housing comprising:
a distal end comprising a base section for positioning the pump drive onto a base surface; and
a proximal end comprising a connecting section for connecting the pump drive to a pump section;
an induction charging coil situated in the distal end of the pump housing;
a pump motor arranged in the pump housing;
a rechargeable voltage source for storing electrical energy, or a rechargeable battery, for a power supply of the pump motor;
a magnetic section for magnetically coupling or magnetically driving components of a magnetically driven pump rotor; and
an electronic controller comprising or connected to a motion sensor, the motion sensor configured to detect movement of the pump, the movement comprising a rotation of the entire pump drive, wherein the electronic controller is configured to determine an orientation of the pump drive; and
at least one pump section comprising the magnetically driven pump rotor, wherein the pump section is part of at least one of a tube set and a disposable element,
wherein the electronic controller is configured to activate the magnetic section of the pump drive to transfer the pump drive from a first state to a second state in response to determining that the pump drive is in a first orientation, wherein the magnetic section is configured to magnetically couple or magnetically drive the components of the magnetically driven pump rotor when the magnetic section is activated in the second state, and wherein the electronic controller is configured to deactivate the magnetic section of the pump drive to transfer the pump drive from the second state to the first state in response to determining that the pump drive is in a second orientation, wherein the magnetic section is configured to stop magnetically coupling or magnetically driving the components of the magnetically driven pump rotor when the magnetic section is deactivated in the first state.
16. The pump according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one pump section comprises a device configured to releasably fix the at least one pump section to a housing section of a blood treatment apparatus or to a foot area of another section of the blood treatment apparatus.
17. The pump according to claim 16 , wherein the device is, or comprises, a latching or clip device.
18. The pump according to claim 15 , further comprising a magnet connection configured to connect the pump drive to the at least one pump section.
19. A medical treatment apparatus comprising or connected to at least one of:
a pump;
a set comprising an induction charging station; and
a tube set,
wherein the at least one of the pump, the set, and the tube set comprises:
a pump drive comprising:
a pump housing, the pump housing comprising:
a distal end comprising a base section for positioning the pump drive onto a base surface; and
a proximal end comprising a connecting section for connecting the pump drive to a pump section;
an induction charging coil situated in the distal end of the pump housing,
a pump motor arranged in the pump housing,
a rechargeable voltage source for storing electrical energy, or a rechargeable battery, for a power supply of the pump motor,
a magnetic section for magnetically coupling or magnetically driving components of a magnetically driven pump rotor, and
an electronic controller comprising or connected to a motion sensor, the motion sensor configured to detect movement of the pump drive, the movement comprising a rotation of the entire pump drive, wherein the electronic controller is configured to determine an orientation of the pump drive; and
at least one pump section comprising the magnetically driven pump rotor, wherein:
the induction charging station is configured to inductively charge the rechargeable voltage source or rechargeable battery of the pump drive and comprises a controller operable to detect a placement of the pump drive on the induction charging station, and
the electronic controller is configured to activate the magnetic section of the pump drive to transfer the pump drive from a first state to a second state in response to determining that the pump drive is in a first orientation, wherein the magnetic section is configured to magnetically couple or magnetically drive the components of the magnetically driven pump rotor when the magnetic section is activated in the second state, and wherein the electronic controller is configured to deactivate the magnetic section of the pump drive to transfer the pump drive from the second state to the first state in response to determining that the pump drive is in a second orientation, wherein the magnetic section is configured to stop magnetically coupling or magnetically driving the components of the magnetically driven pump rotor when the magnetic section is deactivated in the first state.
20. The medical treatment apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one pump section and the pump drive are in magnetic connection or in gravitational connection.
21. The pump drive according to claim 1 , wherein the first state of the pump drive is an inactive state and the second state of the pump drive is an active state in which the magnetic section of the pump drive consumes energy.