Centrifugal pumps are generally employed as nonpulsatile blood flow pumps; however, these pumps can produce pulsatile flow by periodically alternating the impeller rotation speed. This study… (More)
Leading international institutions are designing and developing various types of ventricular assist devices (VAD) and total artificial hearts (TAH). Some of the commercially available pulsatile VADs… (More)
In 1993, the development began of a small axial flow blood pump, the DeBakey ventricular assist device (VAD). The material was recently converted to a titanium alloy, and a waterproof pump package… (More)
Platelet adhesion on an oxygenator membrane is associated with thrombocytopenia or thrombus formation during extracorporeal circulation. The authors evaluated protein adsorption and platelet adhesion… (More)
Current left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have demonstrated admirable results. However, approximately one-fourth of the patients who require LVADs suffer from right heart failure and require… (More)
To clarify the correlation of vibration and thrombus formation inside a rotary blood pump, 40 preliminary vibration studies were performed on pivot bearing centrifugal pumps. No such studies were… (More)
The DeBakey ventricular assist device (VAD) is a miniaturized, electromagnetically driven axial flow pump capable of generating in excess of 10 L/min output. The VAD was evaluated in 19 calves during… (More)
One of the major considerations in the development of a circulatory assist device is its antithrombogenecity. Although the precise evaluation should be accomplished by in vivo tests, these tests are… (More)
The present study investigates how the surface roughness of an impeller affects hemolysis in the pivot bearing supported Gyro C1E3 pump. This study focuses on particular areas of the impeller surface… (More)
The improvement of antithrombogenicity is one of the major objectives for the development of blood pumps. Previously we reported that an in vitro thrombogenic test was useful as a pilot study,… (More)