Design improvement of the Jellyfish valve for long-term use in artificial hearts

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 463-469

  Iwasaki, K ^a   Umezu, M ^a   Imachi, K ^a   Iijima, K ^a   Fujimoto, T ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerated fatigue test; Artificial hearts; Durability; Finite element analysis; Fracture; Jellyfish valve; Mechanical strain; Polymer valve

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ACCELERATED FATIGUE TEST; BLOOD PUMP; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSE; FRACTURE LOCATION; JELLYFISH VALVE; MAXIMUM STRAINS; MECHANICAL STRAIN; POLYMER VALVE; STRAIN CONCENTRATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD PUMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LONG TERM CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034799468     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880102400706     Document Type: Article

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