Integrated Cardiac Prosthesis Power Control and Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing the electrical supply of cardiac prostheses are costly and impractical, lacking in operational safety and effective monitoring and control mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A device with a management channel that monitors and controls the electrical supply, includes isolation means to ensure safety, a communication interface, and warning mechanisms to detect malfunctions, utilizing both portable and fixed power supplies, and featuring redundant management channels for independent operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate independent control devices are used for portable and hospital console power supplies, then each power supply can be controlled independently, but the system becomes impractical and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the control functions for both portable and hospital console power supplies into a single integrated control device. This unified controller manages both power sources through a single unit, eliminating the need for separate independent control devices while maintaining the ability to independently control each power supply mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device is designed with multi-functionality to handle both portable and hospital console power supply modes through a single unit. This universal controller can adapt to different power sources and operational modes, providing independent control capabilities for each mode without requiring separate dedicated devices.
2Use of energy by moving object
If electrical connection is made between cardiac prosthesis and power supply, then power can be supplied to operate the prosthesis, but safety risks increase due to potential electrical isolation failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an isolation component as an intermediary element between the cardiac prosthesis and the power supply. This isolation barrier allows electrical power to be transmitted to operate the prosthesis while maintaining electrical isolation to prevent harmful effects, thus mediating between the need for power and the need for safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the electrical connection into isolated sections, separating the cardiac prosthesis from direct electrical contact with the power supply. This segmentation allows power transmission through controlled pathways while maintaining safety barriers, dividing the electrical system into functionally separate but electrically isolated segments.
3Device complexity
If monitoring and control functions are integrated into a single device, then device complexity is reduced and cost is lowered, but operational safety may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
While integrating control functions into a single device to reduce complexity, the patent segments the electrical pathways and introduces isolation components that create functional separation. This allows a single control unit to manage multiple functions while maintaining safety barriers through segmented electrical architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The isolation component acts as an intermediary that enables the single integrated control device to safely manage both portable and hospital console power supplies. This mediator allows the consolidated controller to maintain operational safety by preventing direct electrical exposure while managing all power supply and monitoring functions through one unit.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (1) for controlling the functioning of a cardiac prosthesis (2). The device (1) for controlling the functioning of a cardiac prosthesis (2) has in particular: a control path (10), said control path (10) having control means (11) designed and arranged to monitor and regulate the electrical supply (5) of a cardiac prosthesis (2); first insulating means (12) designed and arranged to electrically insulate the cardiac prosthesis (2) from the electrical supply (5); and control means (11) designed and arranged to monitor and regulate the electrical supply (5).