Development of a totally implantable pulsatile centrifugal pump as a ventricular assist device

Artificial Organs

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 603-606

  Chou, Nai Kuan ^a   Wang, Shoei Shen ^a   Lin, Yuan Hsiang ^b   Shyu, Jeou Jong ^b   Hsieh, Kuo Huang ^b   Jan, Gwo Jen ^b   Chu, Shu Hsun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Centrifugal impellar pump; Pulsatile pump; Totally implantable pump; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); BLOOD; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CENTRIFUGATION; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; HEMOGLOBIN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLAR PUMP; HAEMOLYSIS; IMPELLARS; IMPLANTABLE PUMPS; MAGNETICALLY SUSPENDED; POWER; PULSATILE PUMP; PULSATILES; TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE PUMP; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

IMPELLERS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYSIS; IMPLANTATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SURVIVAL; TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOSIS; VELOCITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0034844913     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2001.025008603.x     Document Type: Article

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