Design concepts and principle of operation of the heartware ventricular assist system

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-289

  Larose, Jeffrey A ^a   Tamez, Daniel ^a   Ashenuga, Michael ^a   Reyes, Carlos ^a  

^a HEARTWARE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; AMBULATORY PATIENTS; BATTERY CHARGERS; BLADE IMPELLER; CENTRIFUGAL FLOW; CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; DESIGN CONCEPT; DIRECT CURRENT POWER; DISPLACEMENT VOLUME; EASE OF USE; EXTERNAL SYSTEMS; HEART FAILURE; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; INFLOW CANNULAS; LEFT VENTRICLES; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS; SAFE OPERATION; SEWING RING; SYSTEM DESIGN; VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM;

ALGORITHMS; CENTRIFUGATION; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; PUMPS;

DESIGN;

ARTICLE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; PROSTHESIS;

HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 77954959655     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181dfbab5     Document Type: Article

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