Patents by Inventor Ing Francesco Moscato

Ing Francesco Moscato has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flow estimation in a blood pump
    Patent number: 8897873
    Abstract: The flow rate of blood out of a blood pump is determined at least in part based on an acceleration of the pump's rotor and on the blood's viscosity. Considering the rotor acceleration when determining blood flow rate, increases the accuracy of the blood flow measurement thereby permitting the determination of a parameter related to the contractility of a patient's heart. The parameter may include a rate of pressure change of blood across the pump, a ratio of the rate of pressure change and a peak-to-peak value of the blood flow rate, or any other contractility index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Heinrich Schima, Ing Francesco Moscato, Marcus Granegger
  • FLOW ESTIMATION IN A BLOOD PUMP
    Publication number: 20130030240
    Abstract: The flow rate of blood out of a blood pump is determined at least in part based on an acceleration of the pump's rotor and on the blood's viscosity. Considering the rotor acceleration when determining blood flow rate, increases the accuracy of the blood flow measurement thereby permitting the determination of a parameter related to the contractility of a patient's heart. The parameter may include a rate of pressure change of blood across the pump, a ratio of the rate of pressure change and a peak-to-peak value of the blood flow rate, or any other contractility index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Heinrich Schima, Ing Francesco Moscato, Marcus Granegger