Wireless diagnostic system for indirect flow measurement in artificial heart pumps

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for optimizing management of one or more implanted artificial heart pumps. An example method includes wirelessly retrieving, via one or more portable diagnostic devices, data regarding the one or more implanted artificial heart pumps. The example method further includes analyzing, by a server device, performance characteristics of the one or more implanted artificial heart pumps based on the retrieved data. The example method further includes causing rendering of the performance characteristics. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are contemplated.

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         81 . A system for managing external heart pump controllers, the system comprising:
 a plurality of external heart pump controllers, each external heart pump controller associated with a respective implanted artificial heart pump;   a plurality of portable diagnostic devices; and   one or more server devices,   wherein a first portable diagnostic device of the plurality of portable diagnostic devices is physically attached via a connector port to a first external heart pump controller of the plurality of external heart pump controllers,   wherein the first portable diagnostic device is configured to receive data from the first external heart pump controller,   wherein the first portable diagnostic device is configured to transmit the data to a first server device of the one or more service devices via a wireless transmitter of the first portable diagnostic device, and   wherein the data transmitted from the first portable diagnostic device is indicative of one or more performance characteristics of the implanted artificial heart pump associated with the first external heart pump controller.   
     
     
         82 . The system of  claim 81 , wherein the first server device is configured to:
 receive the data transmitted from the first portable diagnostic device;   analyze the one or more performance characteristics of the implanted artificial heart pump associated with the first external heart pump controller; and   diagnose one or more faults of the implanted artificial heart pump associated with the first external heart pump controller based on the analyzed one or more performance characteristics.   
     
     
         83 . The system of  claim 82 , further comprising:
 one or more end-user devices,   wherein the first server device is configured to transmit the analyzed one or more performance characteristics to at least one end-user device of the one or more end-user devices for review by one or more designated end-users.   
     
     
         84 . The system of  claim 81 , wherein the implanted artificial heart pump associated with the first external heart pump controller indirectly measures blood flow of a patient in which the artificial heart pump is implanted. 
     
     
         85 . The system of  claim 81 , wherein at least the first external heart pump controller is incapable of wireless data transmissions. 
     
     
         86 . The system of  claim 81 , wherein the connector port of the first portable diagnostic device is configured to facilitate transmission of the data from the first external heart pump controller to the first portable diagnostic device. 
     
     
         87 . The system of  claim 86 , wherein the connector port of the first portable diagnostic device is configured to restrict transmission of the data from the first portable diagnostic device to the first external heart pump controller. 
     
     
         88 . The system of  claim 81 , wherein the first portable diagnostic device receives electrical power from the first external heart pump controller. 
     
     
         89 . The system of  claim 81 , wherein a second portable diagnostic device of the plurality of portable diagnostic devices is configured to receive data from a second external heart pump controller of the plurality of external heart pump controllers,
 wherein the second portable diagnostic device is configured to transmit the data to the first server device via a wireless transmitter of the second portable diagnostic device, and   wherein the data transmitted from the second portable diagnostic device is indicative of one or more performance characteristics of the implanted artificial heart pump associated with the second external heart pump controller.   
     
     
         90 . The system of  claim 89 , wherein the first server device is configured to route the data received from the first portable diagnostic device and the second portable diagnostic device into separate data streams representing the respective implanted artificial heart pumps being monitored. 
     
     
         91 . A method for managing an external heart pump controller of an implanted artificial heart pump, the method comprising:
 receiving, at a portable diagnostic device, data from the external heart pump controller, wherein the portable diagnostic device is physically attached to the external heart pump controller via a connector port; and   transmitting the data from the portable diagnostic device to a server device via a wireless transmitter of the portable diagnostic device, wherein the data transmitted from the portable diagnostic device is indicative of one or more performance characteristics of the implanted artificial heart pump.   
     
     
         92 . The method of  claim 91 , further comprising:
 receiving, at the server device, the data transmitted from the portable diagnostic device;   analyzing, by the server device, the one or more performance characteristics of the implanted artificial heart pump; and   diagnosing one or more faults of the implanted artificial heart pump based on the analyzed one or more performance characteristics.   
     
     
         93 . The method of  claim 92 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the server device, the analyzed one or more performance characteristics to one or more end-user devices for review by one or more designated end-users.   
     
     
         94 . The method of  claim 91 , wherein the implanted artificial heart pump indirectly measures blood flow of a patient in which the artificial heart pump is implanted. 
     
     
         95 . The method of  claim 91 , wherein the external heart pump controller is incapable of wireless data transmissions. 
     
     
         96 . The method of  claim 91 , wherein the connector port is configured to facilitate transmission of the data from the external heart pump controller to the portable diagnostic device. 
     
     
         97 . The method of  claim 96 , wherein the connector port is configured to restrict transmission of the data from the portable diagnostic device to the external heart pump controller. 
     
     
         98 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the portable diagnostic device receives electrical power from the external heart pump controller. 
     
     
         99 . The method of  claim 81 , further comprising:
 receiving, at a second portable diagnostic device, data from a second external heart pump controller, wherein the second portable diagnostic device is physically attached to the second external heart pump controller via a second connector port; and   transmitting the data from the second portable diagnostic device to the server device via a wireless transmitter of the second portable diagnostic device, wherein the data transmitted from the second portable diagnostic device is indicative of one or more performance characteristics of an implanted artificial heart pump associated with the second external heart pump.   
     
     
         100 . The method of  claim 99 , further comprising:
 routing, via the server device, the data received from the first portable diagnostic device and the second portable diagnostic device into separate data streams representing the respective implanted artificial heart pumps being monitored.