Evaluation of the wear of the pivot bearing in the Gyro C1E3 pump

Artificial Organs

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 523-528

  Makinouchi, K ^a   Nakazawa, T ^a   Takami, Y ^a   Takatani, S ^a   Nose Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Cumulative rotation; Impeller position; Loosening distance; Pivot bearing; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; GYROSCOPES; IMPELLERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PUMPS; ROTATING MACHINERY;

BEARING SYSTEMS; CERAMIC; CUMULATIVE ROTATION; FEMALE PIVOTS; IMPELLER POSITIONS; INITIAL WEARS; LOOSENING DISTANCE; PIVOT BEARINGS; PUMPING CONDITION; PUMPING TESTS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PUMP; CERAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0030055690     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1996.tb04474.x     Document Type: Article

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