Patents by Inventor Michael E. Eggen

Michael E. Eggen 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).

  • Body position and activity based flow control for ventricular assist device (VAD) with fully implantable controller
    Patent number: 11931561
    Abstract: A controller for an implantable blood pump, includes an accelerometer configured to measure at least one from the group consisting of position and movement of the controller. Processing circuitry is configured to control operation of the implantable blood pump, the processing circuitry being in communication with the accelerometer, the processing circuitry being configured to adjust a speed of the implantable blood pump if the measured at least one from the group consisting of position and movement deviates from a respective predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong K. Cho, Michael F. Hess, Michael E. Eggen, Michael C. Brown, Michael Reinert
  • BODY POSITION AND ACTIVITY BASED FLOW CONTROL FOR VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD) WITH FULLY IMPLANTABLE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20210370044
    Abstract: A controller for an implantable blood pump, includes an accelerometer configured to measure at least one from the group consisting of position and movement of the controller. Processing circuitry is configured to control operation of the implantable blood pump, the processing circuitry being in communication with the accelerometer, the processing circuitry being configured to adjust a speed of the implantable blood pump if the measured at least one from the group consisting of position and movement deviates from a respective predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yong K. Cho, Michael F. Hess, Michael E. Eggen, Michael C. Brown, Michael Reinert