The MiniACcor: Constructive redesign of an implantable total artificial heart, initial laboratory testing and further steps

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-351

  Kwant, P B ^a   Finocchiaro, T ^a   Forster F ^a   Reul, H ^a   Rau, G ^a   Morshuis, M ^b   El Banayosi, A ^b   Korfer R ^b   Schmitz Rode, T ^a   Steinseifer, U ^a  

^a Helmholtz Institute   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACcor; Compliance chamber; Laboratory testing; MiniACcor; Redesign; Total artificial heart

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; PUMPS;

ACCOR; COMPLIANCE CHAMBER; HELMHOLTZ; IN-VIVO EXPERIMENTS; LABORATORY TESTING; MINIACCOR; PUMP UNITS; REDESIGN; THREE-COMPONENT; TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEARTS;

HEART;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROL SYSTEM; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMPLANT; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 34250682219     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880703000411     Document Type: Article

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