Physiological control of a rotary left ventricular assist device: Robust control of pressure pulsatility with suction prevention and suppression

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 775-778

  Arndt, A ^a   Nusser P ^a   Lampe, B P ^b   Muller J ^a  

^a Berlin Heart GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

INCOR; Pulsatility; Robust control; Rotary blood pump; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIAGNOSIS; DROPS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MEDICAL PHYSICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PUMPS; ROBUST CONTROL; STRAIN RATE; UNLOADING;

COMPENSATION MECHANISM; INCOR; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER; PULSATILITY; ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS; ROTARY LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 77949812186     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03885-3_215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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