System and method for managing reduced pressure delivered to a tissue site
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61M-001/00
A61M-005/178
A61M-005/00
A61M-005/32
A61M-035/00
A61F-013/00
출원번호
US-0288620
(2016-10-07)
등록번호
US-9889240
(2018-02-13)
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/ 주소
Locke, Christopher Brian
Blandford, David Robson
Coulthard, Richard Daniel John
출원인 / 주소
KCI Licensing, Inc.
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An apparatus and method for managing reduced pressure at a tissue site are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pump for supplying reduced pressure to the tissue site, a motor coupled to the pump to propel the pump, and a drive system electrically coupled to the motor that includes a power source th
An apparatus and method for managing reduced pressure at a tissue site are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pump for supplying reduced pressure to the tissue site, a motor coupled to the pump to propel the pump, and a drive system electrically coupled to the motor that includes a power source that provides a source of direct current power to the motor during an operational period at a substantially constant current and of sufficient magnitude to supply a targeted reduced pressure during the operational period. The drive system also includes a controller that monitors the pump's loading on the motor by measuring the voltage across the motor to determine whether the motor voltage remains within a predetermined operational range of voltages necessary for maintaining the reduced pressure supplied by the pump proximate to the targeted reduced pressure without directly measuring the reduced pressure using a pressure sensor.
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1. An apparatus for managing reduced pressure delivered to a tissue site, the apparatus comprising: a pump adapted to provide a supply pressure for application of reduced pressure to the tissue site;a motor coupled to said pump and operable to propel said pump at varying motor speeds in response to
1. An apparatus for managing reduced pressure delivered to a tissue site, the apparatus comprising: a pump adapted to provide a supply pressure for application of reduced pressure to the tissue site;a motor coupled to said pump and operable to propel said pump at varying motor speeds in response to a pressure load of said pump on said motor;a power source electrically coupled to said motor and adapted to receive a targeted pressure and provide a motor current selected in response to the targeted pressure and having a magnitude controlled to be substantially constant during operation of said motor, and wherein the motor has a motor voltage having a voltage magnitude that varies during operation with the pressure load and the motor speed; anda controller adapted to measure the voltage magnitude to provide a measured voltage magnitude for comparison to a predetermined range of voltages corresponding to selected values for maintaining the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure, and determine whether the measured voltage magnitude is within the predetermined range of voltages. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said motor is a direct-current motor. 3. An apparatus for managing reduced pressure delivered to a tissue site, the apparatus comprising: a pump adapted to provide a supply pressure for the application of reduced pressure to the tissue site;a motor coupled to said pump to propel said pump at varying speeds in response to a the pressure load of said pump on said motor, wherein said direct-current motor is a brushed, direct-current motor; anda drive system electrically coupled to said motor and including (a) a power source adapted to provide direct-current power to said motor at a motor current selected in response to a targeted pressure and being substantially constant for said pump to supply the targeted pressure and at a motor voltage varying with the pressure load of said pump on said motor, and (b) a controller adapted to measure the motor voltage, and determine whether the motor voltage is within a predetermined range of voltages necessary for maintaining the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said pump is a diaphragm pump. 5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said drive system further comprises input circuitry to adjust the motor current to a value corresponding to the targeted pressure. 6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein a lower boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a stall voltage corresponding to a stall speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure, and wherein the controller is further adapted to stop said motor for a predetermined time period when the voltage magnitude is less than or equal to the stall voltage. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the controller comprises a comparator to provide a stop signal when the voltage magnitude is less than or equal to the stall voltage, and a timer responsive to the stop signal by commencing the predetermined time period and restarting said motor after the predetermined time period. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the drive system further comprises a kick-start module responsive to the controller and adapted to periodically stop and restart said motor when the voltage magnitude is greater than the stall voltage. 9. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein an upper boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a leak voltage corresponding to a leak speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure drops away from the targeted pressure, and wherein the controller is further adapted to apply additional power to said motor for a predetermined time period when the voltage magnitude is greater than or equal to the leak voltage. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller comprises a comparator to provide a leak signal when the voltage magnitude is greater than or equal to the leak voltage, and a timer responsive to the leak signal by commencing the predetermined time period and removing the additional power from said motor after the predetermined time period. 11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the drive system further comprises a kick-start module responsive to the controller and adapted to periodically stop and restart said motor when the voltage magnitude is less than the leak voltage. 12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the additional power is provided to said motor by increasing the motor current. 13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the additional power is provided to said motor by increasing the voltage magnitude. 14. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the power source further comprises a power-on module to apply additional power to said motor for a fixed time period when the motor current is first applied to said motor at start-up, whereby said motor speeds up for the fixed time period at start-up so that the supply pressure more quickly reaches the targeted pressure. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the drive system further comprises a kick-start module responsive to the controller and adapted to periodically stop and restart said motor after the fixed time period at start-up. 16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the additional power is provided to said motor by increasing the motor current. 17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the additional power is provided to said motor by increasing the voltage magnitude. 18. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the drive system further comprises a kick-start module responsive to the controller and adapted to periodically stop and restart said motor when the voltage magnitude is within the predetermined range of voltages. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the power source is further adapted to apply additional power to said motor for a predetermined time period to restart said motor when the voltage magnitude is within the predetermined range of voltages. 20. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: a pressure sensor for measuring the reduced pressure applied by said pump proximate to the tissue site; anda comparator for comparing the supply pressure to the reduced pressure proximate the tissue site. 21. An apparatus for managing reduced pressure delivered to a tissue site, the apparatus comprising: a pump adapted to provide a supply pressure for application of reduced pressure to the tissue site;a direct-current motor coupled to said pump and operable to propel said pump at varying motor speeds in response to a pressure load of said pump on said motor;a power source electrically coupled to said motor to receive a targeted pressure and provide a motor current that is selected in response to the targeted pressure and having a magnitude controlled to be substantially constant during operation of said motor, and wherein a voltage magnitude of a motor voltage across said motor varies during operation with the pressure load and the motor speed; anda controller electrically coupled to said power source and adapted to measure the voltage magnitude, and determine whether the measured voltage magnitude is within a predetermined range of voltages corresponding to a range of voltage magnitudes for maintaining the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein a lower boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a stall voltage corresponding to a stall speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure, and wherein the controller is further adapted to stop said motor for a predetermined time period when the voltage magnitude is less than or equal to the stall voltage. 23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein an upper boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a leak voltage corresponding to a leak speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure drops away from the targeted pressure, and wherein the controller is further adapted to apply additional power to said motor for a predetermined time period when the voltage magnitude is greater than or equal to the leak voltage. 24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein a lower boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a stall voltage corresponding to a stall speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure and an upper boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a leak voltage corresponding to a leak speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure drops away from the targeted pressure, and wherein the controller is further adapted to stop said motor for a predetermined stop time period when the voltage magnitude is less than or equal to the stall voltage and apply additional power to said motor for a predetermined leak time period when the voltage magnitude is greater than or equal to the leak voltage. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the additional power is provided to said motor by increasing the motor current. 26. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the additional power is provided to said motor by increasing the voltage magnitude. 27. The apparatus of claim 24, comprising a kick-start module responsive to the controller and adapted to periodically stop and restart said motor when the voltage magnitude is greater than the stall voltage and less than the leak voltage. 28. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the power source further comprises a power-on module to apply additional power to said motor for a fixed time period when the motor current is first applied to said motor at start-up, whereby said motor speeds up for the fixed time period at start-up so that the supply pressure more quickly reaches the targeted pressure. 29. The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising a kick-start module responsive to the controller and adapted to periodically stop and restart said motor after the fixed time period at start-up when the voltage magnitude is greater than the stall voltage and less than the leak voltage. 30. The apparatus of claim 24 further comprising: a pressure sensor for measuring the reduced pressure applied by said pump proximate to the tissue site; anda comparator for comparing the supply pressure to the reduced pressure proximate the tissue site. 31. A method for managing reduced pressure delivered to a tissue site, the method comprising: providing a supply pressure from a pump for application of reduced pressure to the tissue site;propelling the pump with a direct-current motor at varying motor speeds in response to a pressure load of the pump on the direct-current motor;providing electrical power to the direct-current motor at a motor current that is selected in response to a targeted pressure and having a magnitude controlled to be substantially constant for said pump to supply the targeted pressure during operation of said motor;measuring a voltage magnitude of a motor voltage across the direct-current motor, wherein the voltage magnitude varies during operation with the pressure load of said pump on said motor and the motor speed; comparing the measured voltage magnitude to a predetermined range of voltages; anddetermining whether the measured voltage magnitude is within a predetermined range of voltages corresponding to voltage magnitudes for maintaining the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure. 32. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a lower boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a stall voltage corresponding to a stall speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure proximate the targeted pressure. 33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the controller is further adapted to stop said motor for a predetermined time period when the voltage magnitude is less than or equal to the stall voltage. 34. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an upper boundary of the predetermined range of voltages is a leak voltage corresponding to a leak speed of said motor that occurs when the supply pressure drops away from the targeted pressure. 35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the controller is further adapted to apply additional power to said motor for a predetermined time period when the voltage magnitude is greater than or equal to the leak voltage. 36. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a pressure sensor for measuring the reduced pressure applied by said pump proximate to the tissue site; anda comparator for comparing the supply pressure to the reduced pressure proximate the tissue site.
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