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US 12,702,820 · App. 19/169,841 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Systems and methods for powering and controlling an implantable heart pump

Inventors: Remi Pruvost (Reims, FR); Charlotte Rasser (Houilles, FR); Trevor Snyder (Fourqueux, FR); Yann Rigoudy (Cuvat, FR); Salome Chague (Clichy, FR)
Assignee: CorWave SA
A61M60/508A61M60/178A61M60/585A61M60/871A61M60/122A61M60/878A61M60/88A61M2205/04A61M2205/82
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Patent No.
US 12,702,820
App. No.
19/169,841
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for powering and controlling implantable heart pumps are provided. An example system may include an external controller housing for housing a processor programmable to control an implantable heart pump, a battery housing removably attachable to the external controller housing for housing battery cells to supply power to the implantable heart pump, a button connected to the battery housing, and a latch extending from the button to a latch protrusion. The button may be biased away from the battery housing in a locked position. In the locked position, the latch protrusion may engage with a latch receiver of the external controller housing to lock the external controller housing to the battery housing. The button may be depressed toward the battery housing to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver to permit the battery housing to be detached and removed from the external controller housing.

Claims (50)

1 . A system for powering and controlling an implantable heart pump, the system comprising:

an external controller housing configured to house a processor, the processor configured to be programmed to control the implantable heart pump, the external controller housing comprising a latch receiver and having a first asymmetric shape extending entirely around the external controller housing with respect to a primary longitudinal axis of the external controller housing and defining a void;

a battery housing configured to be removably coupled to the external controller housing, the battery housing configured to house a plurality of battery cells to supply power to the implantable heart pump, the battery housing having an outer region defining a second asymmetric shape extending entirely around the battery housing with respect to a primary longitudinal axis of the battery housing and a protruding portion;

a button coupled to the battery housing, the button configured to be biased away from the battery housing in a locked position; and

a latch extending from the button to a latch protrusion, wherein, in the locked position, the latch protrusion engages with the latch receiver to lock the external controller housing to the battery housing,

wherein the button is configured to be depressed toward the battery housing to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver to permit the battery housing to be decoupled and removed from the external controller housing, and

wherein the first asymmetric shape of the external controller housing is configured to interface with the second asymmetric shape of the battery housing such that the first asymmetric shape and the second asymmetric shape conform to one another in a manner that aligns the protruding portion of the battery housing with the void of the external controller housing when the battery housing is coupled to external controller housing.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a spring positioned between the button and the battery housing, the spring configured to bias the button away from the battery housing by a distance determined to provide a tactile feedback to a user of the implantable heart pump when the button is sufficiently depressed to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the button is further configured to be depressed toward the battery housing to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver by applying a depressive force corresponding to an expected grip strength of a user of the implantable heart pump.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the button is a single button configured to permit the battery housing to be decoupled and removed from the external controller housing when the single button is depressed toward the battery housing, the button further configured to be depressed single-handedly by either a thumb or one or more fingers of a user.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the external controller housing or the battery housing comprises a retainer, the retainer configured to retain the battery housing to the external controller housing in an unlocked position, by applying a retentive force, to prevent unintended decoupling of the battery housing from the external controller housing, the retainer further configured to permit a user to decouple and remove the battery housing from the external controller housing in the unlocked position.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the retainer comprises:

one or more retention springs positioned between the external controller housing and the battery housing,

one or more friction surfaces disposed on at least one of the external controller housing or the battery housing, or

one or more first magnets coupled to the external controller housing and one or more second magnets coupled to the battery housing, the one or more first magnets configured to magnetically engage with the one or more second magnets.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the retainer comprises the one or more friction surfaces, at least one of the external controller housing or the battery housing comprising one or more guides to direct the battery housing to frictionally engage with the external controller housing at the one or more friction surfaces and to thereby direct one or more first electrical contacts of the plurality of battery cells to engage with one or more second electrical contacts disposed within the external controller housing when the battery housing is coupled to the external controller housing.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the external controller housing is further configured to house a battery configured to supply power to the implantable heart pump when the plurality of battery cells in the battery housing are not supplying power to the implantable heart pump.

9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a tethered housing configured to receive a supplemental battery housing and to be removably coupled to the external controller housing via a tethering cable, the supplemental battery housing configured to house a plurality of supplemental battery cells to supply power to the implantable heart pump via the tethering cable.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the tethering cable is coupled to the tethered housing at a first end and comprises a connector configured to be removably coupled to a power port of the external controller housing at a second end, the power port configured to interchangeably receive power from the plurality of supplemental battery cells via the tethering cable or from an external power supply, the implantable heart pump configured to thereby receive power from the plurality of supplemental battery cells or the external power supply, either alone or in combination with the plurality of battery cells.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the battery housing is further configured to be removably coupled to the tethered housing and the supplemental battery housing is further configured to be removably coupled to the external controller housing.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the external controller housing comprises a user interface configured to provide information on the implantable heart pump to a user.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises the implantable heart pump.

14 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a percutaneous cable configured to be coupled to the external controller housing, to extend through skin of a user, and to be coupled to the implantable heart pump.

15 . A method for powering and controlling an implantable heart pump, the method comprising:

selecting a battery housing configured to house a plurality of battery cells to supply power to the implantable heart pump, the battery housing having an outer region defining a first asymmetric shape extending entirely around the battery housing with respect to a primary longitudinal axis of the battery housing and a protruding portion, wherein a button is coupled to the battery housing and a latch extends from the button to a latch protrusion;

coupling the battery housing to an external controller housing such that the latch protrusion engages a latch receiver of the external controller housing to thereby lock the battery housing to the external controller housing, the external controller housing having an outer region defining a second asymmetric shape extending entirely around the external controller housing with respect to a primary longitudinal axis of the external controller housing and defining a void, the external controller housing configured to house a processor configured to be programmed to control the implantable heart pump;

permitting the plurality of battery cells to supply power to the implantable heart pump until a time to replace the plurality of battery cells;

depressing the button toward the battery housing to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver;

removing, while depressing the button, the battery housing from the external controller housing; and

replacing the plurality of battery cells with a new set of battery cells for coupling to the external controller housing for supplying power to the implantable heart pump,

wherein the second asymmetric shape of the external controller housing is configured to interface with the first asymmetric shape of the battery housing such that the first asymmetric shape and the second asymmetric shape conform to one another in a manner that aligns the protruding portion of the battery housing with the void of the external controller housing when the battery housing is coupled to external controller housing.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the external controller housing is further configured to house a battery to supply power to the implantable heart pump and further comprises a user interface configured to provide information on the implantable heart pump to a user, the method further comprising:

permitting the battery to supply power to the implantable heart pump when the plurality of battery cells are not supplying power to the implantable heart pump; and

coupling a percutaneous cable to the external controller housing and to the implantable heart pump, the percutaneous cable configured to extend through skin of the user.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining an expected grip strength of a user; and

positioning a spring between the button and the battery housing, the spring selected to bias the button away from the battery housing by a distance determined to provide a tactile feedback to the user when the button is sufficiently depressed to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver,

wherein depressing the button toward the battery housing to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver comprises applying a depressive force corresponding to the expected grip strength of the user.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the button is configured to be depressed by either a thumb or one or more fingers of a user, the button being a single button configured to cause the latch protrusion to disengage from the latch receiver.

19 . The method of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the external controller housing or the battery housing comprises a retainer, the method further comprising:

retaining, by the retainer, while depressing the button, the battery housing to the external controller housing to prevent unintended decoupling of the battery housing from the external controller housing, the retainer comprising:

one or more retention springs positioned between the external controller housing and the battery housing,

one or more friction surfaces disposed on at least one of the external controller housing or the battery housing, or

one or more first magnets coupled to the external controller housing and one or more second magnets coupled to the battery housing, the one or more first magnets configured to magnetically engage with the one or more second magnets.

20 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

selecting a supplemental battery housing configured to house a plurality of supplemental battery cells to supply power to the implantable heart pump via a tethering cable coupled to a tethered housing at a first end of the tethering cable;

coupling the supplemental battery housing to the tethered housing;

coupling the tethered housing to a power port of the external controller housing via a connector located at a second end of the tethering cable; and

permitting the plurality of supplemental battery cells to supply power to the implantable heart pump,

wherein the power port is configured to interchangeably receive power from the plurality of supplemental battery cells via the tethering cable or from an external power supply.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2025
From: PRUVOST, REMI; RASSER, CHARLOTTE; SNYDER, TREVOR; RIGOUDY, YANN; CHAGUE, SALOME
To: CORWAVE SA
Reel/Frame 070730/0855 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 24315131 · Apr 8, 2024 · regional
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63631334 · Apr 8, 2024
Related Publication 20250312588A1 · Oct 9, 2025
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