Patents by Inventor Francesco Moscato

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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining aortic valve opening
    Patent number: 10695474
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining opening of an aortic valve of a biological subject, the apparatus including an electronic processing device that determines a pump speed of a ventricular assist device that is assisting cardiac function of the biological subject, analyses the pump speed to determine a pump speed indicator at least partially indicative of changes in pump speed and uses the pump speed indicator to determine an opening indicator indicative of opening of the aortic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited, Medical University of Vienna
    Inventors: Marcus Granegger, Francesco Moscato, Heinrich Schima, Christopher Simon Hayward
  • Method And Apparatus For Determining Aortic Valve Opening
    Publication number: 20180228955
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining opening of an aortic valve of a biological subject, the apparatus including an electronic processing device that determines a pump speed of a ventricular assist device that is assisting cardiac function of the biological subject, analyses the pump speed to determine a pump speed indicator at least partially indicative of changes in pump speed and uses the pump speed indicator to determine an opening indicator indicative of opening of the aortic valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Medical University of Vienna
    Inventors: Marcus Granegger, Francesco Moscato, Heinrich Schima, Christopher Simon Hayward
  • 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