Design of a miniature implantable left ventricular assist device using CAD/CAM technology

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 162-167

  Okamoto, Eiji ^a   Hashimoto, Takuya ^a   Mitamura, Yoshinori ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial heart; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Computer assisted design and manufacturing (CAD CAM); Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PUMP; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; FLUID BALANCE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ASSIST DEVICE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0141926542     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-003-0223-y     Document Type: Article

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