Development of an inlet pressure sensor for control in a left ventricular assist device

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 180-185

  Fritz, Bryan ^a   Cysyk, Joshua ^a   Newswanger, Ray ^a   Weiss, William ^a   Rosenberg, Gerson ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC CYCLES; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DESIGN ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; HYSTERESIS TESTS; INLET PRESSURES; INTERNAL PRESSURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; LOW PRESSURES; OFFSET DRIFT; PENN STATE; PRESSURE CHANGE; RESPONSE TIME; SENSING REGION; STEP CHANGES; STRAIN GAUGE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ZERO PRESSURE;

DESIGN; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAGES; HYSTERESIS; INLET FLOW; MERCURY (METAL); PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE SENSORS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CATTLE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VENTRICLE; PRESSURE; PROBABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CATTLE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; PRESSURE; PROBABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77952009833     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181d2a56e     Document Type: Article

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