Patents by Inventor Peter Joseph Ayre
Peter Joseph Ayre 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).
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Publication number: 20230381487Abstract: The present invention relates to provides a heart assist device comprising one or more blood pumps for connection to a heart, a control module for controlling operation of the one or more pumps, a power module for powering the operation of the control module and the one or more pumps, and a lead for supplying power between the control module and the one or more pumps. The heart assist device includes a control module adapted for controlling operation of one blood pump, in a left ventricular assistance device configuration in or a right ventricular assistance device configuration, or for controlling two blood pumps in a bi-ventricular assistance device configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Cardiobionic Pty LtdInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Reginald Brian Haddrell, Ross James Dean
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Patent number: 9039595Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a control system for a rotary blood pump adapted to move blood in a patient. The control system comprises a means for measuring and varying the speed of the pump and a means for measuring the pulsatility index of a patient, and the control system is adapted to maintain the pulsatility index at or near a predetermined value by varying the speed of the pump. The pulsatility index is derived from the amplitude of the actual pump speed over a predetermined time period. Optionally, also, the control system can calculate the second derivative of instantaneous speed of the rotary blood pump and use the calculation of the second derivative of instantaneous speed to detect a suction event, and help prevent it.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Lee Thomas Glanzmann, Nicholas Oliver Von Huben
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Patent number: 8876685Abstract: A blood pump including an ultrasonic sensor mounted in or on a blood contacting surface of the blood pump. The ultrasonic sensor measures blood velocity and reports information to a blood pump controller. The ultrasonic sensor is directed to measure blood velocity in an inflow cannula connected to the blood pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Andrew Crosby, Colin Neville Sutton, Peter Joseph Ayre
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Patent number: 8870552Abstract: A pump assembly and estimation and control system therefor, the pump adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form, the pump is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller is entirely sealed within the pump housing and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspended therein against movement in three translational and two rotational degrees of freedom as the impeller rotates within the fluid urged by electromagnetic means external to the pump cavity. Hydrodynamic suspension is assisted by the impeller having deformities therein such as blades with surfaces tapered from the leading edges to the trailing edges of bottom and top surfaces thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Geoffrey Douglas Tansley, Peter Andrew Watterson, John Campbell Woodard
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Publication number: 20140142367Abstract: The present invention generally relates to is control system for a rotary Wood pump adapted to move blood in a patient. The control system comprises a means for measuring and varying the speed of the pump and a means for measuring the pulsatility index of a patient, and the control system is adapted to maintain the pulsatility index at or near a predetermined vitae by varying the speed of the pump. The pulsatility index is derived from the amplitude of the actual pump speed over a predetermined time period. Optionally, also, the control system can calculate the second derivative of instantaneous speed of the rotary blood pomp and use the calculation of the second derivative of instantaneous speed to detect a suction event, and help prevent it.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Joseph AYRE, Lee Thomas GLANZMANN, Nicholas Oliver VON HUBEN
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Patent number: 8657733Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a control system for a rotary blood pump adapted to move blood in a patient. The control system comprises a means for measuring and varying the speed of the pump and a means for measuring the pulsatility index of a patient, and the control system is adapted to maintain the pulsatility index at or near a predetermined value by varying the speed of the pump. The pulsatility index is derived from the amplitude of the actual pump speed over a predetermined time period. Optionally, also, the control system can calculate the second derivative of instantaneous speed of the rotary blood pump and use the calculation of the second derivative of instantaneous speed to detect a suction event, and help prevent it.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Lee Thomas Glanzmann, Nicholas Oliver Von Huben
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Publication number: 20130052038Abstract: A pump assembly and estimation and control system therefor, the pump adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form, the pump is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller is entirely sealed within the pump housing and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspended therein against movement in three translational and two rotational degrees of freedom as the impeller rotates within the fluid urged by electromagnetic means external to the pump cavity. Hydrodynamic suspension is assisted by the impeller having deformities therein such as blades with surfaces tapered from the leading edges to the trailing edges of bottom and top surfaces thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Geoffrey Douglas Tansley, Peter Andrew Watterson, John Campbell Woodard
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Patent number: 8282359Abstract: A pump assembly and estimation and control system therefor, the pump adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form, the pump is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller is entirely sealed within the pump housing and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspended therein against movement in three translational and two rotational degrees of freedom as the impeller rotates within the fluid urged by electromagnetic means external to the pump cavity. Hydrodynamic suspension is assisted by the impeller having deformities therein such as blades with surfaces tapered from the leading edges to the trailing edges of bottom and top surfaces thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Geoffrey Douglas Tansley, Peter Andrew Watterson, John Campbell Woodard
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Publication number: 20120004497Abstract: A demand responsive physiological control system for use with a rotary blood pump; said system including a pump controller which is capable of controlling pump speed of said pump; said system further including a physiological controller, and wherein said physiological controller is adapted to analyze input data relating to physiological condition of a user of said pump; and wherein said physiological controller determines appropriate pumping speed and sends a speed control signal to said pump controller to adjust pump speed; said system further including a physiological state detector which provides said input data indicative of at least one physiological state of said user, in use, to said physiological controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: Thoratec CorporationInventor: Peter Joseph Ayre
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Patent number: 7988728Abstract: A demand responsive physiological control system for use with a rotary blood pump; said system including a pump controller which is capable of controlling pump speed of said pump; said system further including a physiological controller, and wherein said physiological controller is adapted to analyse input data relating to physiological condition of a user of said pump; and wherein said physiological controller determines appropriate pumping speed and sends a speed control signal to said pump controller to adjust pump speed; said system further including a physiological state detector which provides said input data indicative of at least one physiological state of said user, in use, to said physiological controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventor: Peter Joseph Ayre
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Publication number: 20110015465Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a control system for a rotary blood pump adapted to move blood in a patient. The control system comprises a means for measuring and varying the speed of the pump and a means for measuring the pulsatility index of a patient, and the control system is adapted to maintain the pulsatility index at or near a predetermined value by varying the speed of the pump. The pulsatility index is derived from the amplitude of the actual pump speed over a predetermined time period. Optionally, also, the control system can calculate the second derivative of instantaneous speed of the rotary blood pump and use the calculation of the second derivative of instantaneous speed to detect a suction event, and help prevent it.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventors: Peter Joseph AYRE, Lee Thomas GLANZMANN, Nicholas Oliver VON HUBEN
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Patent number: 7859208Abstract: A method of tuning a DC brushless motor, wherein measurement of back EMF voltage is used to detect changes in the torque requirements caused by variation in the operating conditions of the DC brushless motor, the method including varying the timing of the driving signals to the motor to compensate for the changes in the torque requirements.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Lee Thomas Glanzmann, Nicholas Oliver Von Huben
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Publication number: 20100185280Abstract: A pump assembly and estimation and control system therefor, the pump adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form, the pump is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller is entirely sealed within the pump housing and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspended therein against movement in three translational and two rotational degrees of freedom as the impeller rotates within the fluid urged by electromagnetic means external to the pump cavity. Hydrodynamic suspension is assisted by the impeller having deformities therein such as blades with surfaces tapered from the leading edges to the trailing edges of bottom and top surfaces thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicants: Ventrassist Pty. Ltd, University of TechnologyInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Geoffrey Douglas Tansley, Peter Andrew Watterson, John Campbell Woodard
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Publication number: 20100106225Abstract: A device for communicating electric signals across the skin layer (1) of a patient, wherein the device includes: an electrically conductive core (2) capable of forming an EMF flux loop; first (3) and second (4) coils, which are in EMF communication with said electrical conductive core (2) and wherein the first coil (3) is positioned externally to the patient and surrounds at least a first portion of the electrically conductive core (2); and the second coil (4) is implanted beneath or in the skin layer and surrounds at least a second portion of the electrically conductive core.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicants: VENTRACOR LIMITED, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEYInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Martin Christopher Cook, John Campbell Woodward, Gregory Peter Hunter, Peter Andrew Watterson
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Publication number: 20100036487Abstract: A blood pump including a ultrasonic sensor mounted in or on a blood contacting surface of said blood pump. The ultrasonic sensor measures blood velocity and reports information to a blood pump controller and wherein the ultrasonic sensor is directed to measure blood velocity in an inflow cannula connected to the blood pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: VENTRASSIST PTY. LTD.Inventors: Peter Andrew Crosby, Colin Neville Sutton, Peter Joseph Ayre
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Publication number: 20080258657Abstract: A method of tuning a DC brushless motor, wherein measurement of back EMF voltage is used to detect changes in the torque requirements caused by variation in the operating conditions of the DC brushless motor, the method including varying the timing of the driving signals to the motor to compensate for the changes in the torque requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Lee Thomas Glanzmann, Nicholas Oliver Van Huben
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Publication number: 20080133006Abstract: A blood pump including a ultrasonic sensor mounted in or on a blood contacting surface of said blood pump. The ultrasonic sensor measures blood velocity and reports information to a blood pump controller and wherein the ultrasonic sensor is directed to measure blood velocity in an inflow cannula connected to the blood pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: VENTRASSIST PTY LTDInventors: Peter Andrew Crosby, Colin Neville Sutton, Peter Joseph Ayre
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Publication number: 20080046018Abstract: A switch for use with a medical device. The switch includes an accelerometer for detecting motion, a controller cooperating with said accelerometer to determine whether said detected motion is substantially identical to a predefined motion of a user. The controller alters the functioning state of the medical device, if the detected motion is substantially identical to the predefined motion of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: VENTRASSIST PTY LTDInventors: Nicholas Oliver Von Huben, Peter Joseph Ayre, Lee Thomas Glanzmann
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Patent number: 6866625Abstract: A pump assembly and estimation and control system therefor, the pump adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form, the pump is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller is entirely sealed within the pump housing and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspended therein against movement in three translational and two rotational degrees of freedom as the impeller rotates within the fluid urged by electromagnetic means external to the pump cavity. Hydrodynamic suspension is assisted by the impeller having deformities therein such as blades with surfaces tapered from the leading edges to the trailing edges of bottom and top surfaces thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2000Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignees: Ventrassist Pty Ltd, University of TechnologyInventors: Peter Joseph Ayre, Geoffrey Douglas Tansley, Peter Andrew Watterson, John Campbell Woodard
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Patent number: D616552Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignees: Ventrassist Pty Ltd., University of New South WalesInventors: Minh Lee, Peter Joseph Ayre