Techniques for mounting a sensor are disclosed. In some implementations, a molded interconnect device carries a sensor for transducing a position of a rotor of the implantable blood pump. The molded interconnect device includes one or more integrated electronic circuit traces configured to electrica
Techniques for mounting a sensor are disclosed. In some implementations, a molded interconnect device carries a sensor for transducing a position of a rotor of the implantable blood pump. The molded interconnect device includes one or more integrated electronic circuit traces configured to electrically connect the Hall sensor with a printed circuit board of the implantable blood pump, and the molded interconnect device is configured to be mounted to the printed circuit board.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus comprising: a circuit board having an outer region, extensions, and end regions, the extensions each having a first end coupled to the outer region, the extensions each extending inward from the outer region to a second end that is coupled to one of the end regions, wherein the exten
1. An apparatus comprising: a circuit board having an outer region, extensions, and end regions, the extensions each having a first end coupled to the outer region, the extensions each extending inward from the outer region to a second end that is coupled to one of the end regions, wherein the extensions are more flexible than the end regions;electrical interconnects disposed at the end regions;a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors being mounted to a respective electrical interconnect disposed at one of the end regions and comprising an electrically neutral guide member attached thereto; anda carrier configured to attach to the circuit board, the carrier comprising a plurality of guide rails, each of the guide rails configured to engage with a respective guide member so as to align each of the plurality of sensors when the carrier is attached to the circuit board. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the extensions are configured to flex to direct stress away from the end regions. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer region is more flexible than the end regions. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer region is generally circular, and the extensions extend radially inward from the outer region. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer region defines a closed boundary around an opening defined through the circuit board, and the extensions and end regions extend into the opening. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a generally planar surface, the electrical interconnects are disposed at the generally planar surface, and the sensors extend from the generally planar surface. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the extensions extends along a corresponding axis and each of the extensions has a width perpendicular to the corresponding axis; and wherein the end region located at the end of each extension has a width perpendicular to the corresponding axis of the extension, the width of the end region being greater than the width of the extension. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the guide members is located at an upper surface of one of the sensors in the plurality of sensors. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the guide members is an electrically neutral circuit board segment. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the carrier has an inner region that connects each of the end regions when the circuit board is received in the carrier, and the carrier has projections that extend outward from the inner region to the outer region of the circuit board when the circuit board is received in the carrier. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise Hall effect sensors configured to detect magnetic fields indicative of parameters of a motor of an implantable blood pump. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensors are configured to produce data indicative of a position of a rotor of an implantable blood pump. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensors are configured to output a voltage that is directly proportional to a strength of a magnetic field that is located in proximity to pole pieces of a motor stator and a rotor of an implantable blood pump. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensors are oriented axi-symmetrically. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the guide rails define slots that receive the guide members. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the slots extend perpendicular to longitudinal axes of corresponding extensions when the circuit board is received in the carrier. 17. A sensor mount assembly for mounting sensors for transducing a position of a rotor of an implantable blood pump, the assembly comprising: a circuit board having a generally circular outer region, extensions, and end regions, the extensions each having a first end coupled to the outer region, the extensions each extending radially inward from the outer region to a second end that is coupled to one of the end regions, wherein the extensions are more flexible than the end regions, the outer region defining a closed boundary around an opening defined through the circuit board, the opening located and sized to admit a blood flow conduit of the implantable blood pump therein;electrical interconnects disposed at the end regions;a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors being mounted to a respective electrical interconnect disposed at one of the end regions, and comprising an electrically neutral guide member attached thereto; anda carrier configured to attach to the circuit board, the carrier comprising a plurality of guide rails, each of the guide rails configured to engage with a respective guide member so as to align each of the plurality of sensors to transduce the position of the rotor of the implantable blood pump. 18. The sensor mount assembly of claim 17, wherein the guide rails define slots that receive the guide members. 19. The sensor mount assembly of claim 18, wherein the slots extend perpendicular to longitudinal axes of corresponding extensions when the circuit board is received in the carrier. 20. The sensor mount assembly of claim 17, wherein the carrier has a generally circular inner region that connects each of the end regions when the circuit board is received in the carrier, and the carrier has projections that extend outward from the inner region to the outer region of the circuit board when the circuit board is received in the carrier.
연구과제 타임라인
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (125)
Wampler Richard K. ; Lancisi David M., Active magnetic bearing system for blood pump.
Gerster Christian,CHX ; Schob Reto,CHX ; Gempp Thomas,CHX, Arrangement and method for operating a magnetically suspended, electromotoric drive apparatus in the event of a mains d.
Hollenbeck Robert K. ; Bobay Dennis P. ; Grimm James E. ; Golm ; Jr. Norman ; Thompson Gregory ; Hall Jeffrey A., Electric motor having snap connection assembly.
Khanwilkar Pratap S. ; Allaire Paul E. ; Bearnson Gill Brent ; Olsen Don B. ; Maslen Eric H. ; Long James W., Electromagnetically suspended and rotated centrifugal pumping apparatus and method.
Lester Gene D. (Louisville KY) Morgan Richard A. (Mt. Washington KY) Harms Harold B. (Fort Wayne IN) Barrett John P. (Birmingham MI) Chang Tsung K. (Louisville KY) Cushing Donald S. (Lady Lake FL) Br, Electronically commutated motor driven apparatus including an impeller in a housing driven by a stator on the housing.
Isenberg Gerhard (Dachau DT) Bloch Peter (Dachau DT) Tuzinsky Wolfgang (Munich DT), Flow machine for an aggressive, radioactive or special-purity flow medium.
Olsen Don B. (8832 Blue Jay La. Salt Lake City UT 84121) Bramm Gnter (Luisen Str. 49 8000 Munich 2 DEX) Novak Pavel (Grres Str. 2 D-8000-Munich 40 DEX), Magnetically suspended and rotated impellor pump apparatus and method.
Bramm Gunter W. (Luisen Strasse 49 8000 Munchen 2 UT DEX) Olsen Don B. (8832 Blue Jay La. Salt Lake City UT 84121), Magnetically suspended and rotated rotor.
N?sser,Peter; M?ller,Johannes; Deus,Frank; G?ttel,Peter; Hoffmann,Jan; Graichen,Kurt; Arndt,Andreas; Merkel,Tobias, Method for controlling an assist pump for fluid delivery systems with pulsatile pressure.
Gill B. Bearnson ; Pratap S. Khanwilkar ; James W. Long ; Jed C. Ludlow ; Brad E. Paden ; Chen Chen ; Dave B. Paden ; Don B. Olsen ; James Antaki ; Paul E. Allaire ; Michael Baloh, Pump having a magnetically suspended rotor with one active control axis.
Delamare Jerome (Grenoble FRX) Yonnet Jean-Paul (Meylan FRX) Perrillat-Amede Denis (Annecy FRX), Rotary assembly including in particular radial support means and a magnetic axial abutment.
Reto Schob CH; Natale Barletta CH, Sensor arrangement in an electromagnetic rotary drive and a method for the operation of a rotary drive of this kind.
Schob Reto,CHX ; Barletta Natale,CHX, Sensor arrangement in an electromagnetic rotary drive and a method for the operation of a rotary drive of this kind.
Badstibner, Kurt D.; Speicher, Jonathan R.; Heilman, Marlin S.; Bates, Richard A.; Greene, Charles E., Transcutaneous power transmission and communication for implanted heart assist and other devices.
※ AI-Helper는 부적절한 답변을 할 수 있습니다.