Computational fluid dynamics analysis of a maglev centrifugal left ventricular assist device

Artificial Organs

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 874-880

  Burgreen, Greg W ^a,b,f   Loree II, Howard M ^c   Bourque, Kevin ^c   Dague, Charles ^c   Poirier, Victor L ^c   Farrar, David ^c   Hampton, Edward ^a   Wu, Z Jon ^d   Gempp, Thomas M ^e   Schöb, Reto ^e  

^a Engineering Applied Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e LEVITRONIX GMBH   (Switzerland)

^f Box 9627   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifugal flow; Computational fluid dynamics; Left ventricular assist device; Magnetically suspended rotor

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL FLOW; DYNAMIC PREDICTION; FLOW VISUALISATION; FLUID DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLUID-DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLUID-DYNAMICS; MAGNETICALLY SUSPENDED; MAGNETICALLY SUSPENDED ROTOR; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE IMAGING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 20144363067     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2004.07384.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. nd, et al. HeartMate III: pump design for a centrifugal LVAD with a magnetically levitated rotor. ASAIO J 2001;47:401-5.
2. Loree HM, Bourque K, Gernes DB, et al. HeartMate III: design and in vivo studies of a maglev centrifugal LVAD. Artif Organs 2001;25:386-91.