Design, development, and first in vivo results of an implantable ventricular assist device, micro vad

Artificial Organs

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 904-910

  Kerkhoffs, Wolfgang ^a   Schumacher, Oliver ^a   Meyns, Bart ^b   Verbeken, Erik ^b   Leunens, Veerle ^b   Bollen, Hilde ^b   Reul, Helmut ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood immersed bearing; Fully implantable device; Microaxial pump; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BLOOD; DURABILITY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; HOUSING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; TESTING;

BLOOD-IMMERSED BEARING; DESIGN CONCEPT; DESIGN DEVELOPMENT; FULLY IMPLANTABLE DEVICE; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; MICROAXIAL PUMP; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; VITRO AND IN VIVO;

PUMPS;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; POLITEF; POLYCARBONATE; TITANIUM;

ANTICOAGULATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PUMP; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESCENDING AORTA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART GRAFT; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMPELLER; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SHEEP; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENICITY;

EID: 15444373323     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2004.07397.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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