Low bearing wear in explanted HeartMate II left ventricular assist devices after chronic clinical support

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-45

  Sundareswaran, Kartik S ^a   Reichenbach, Steven H ^a   Masterson, Karen B ^a   Butler, Kenneth C ^a   Farrar, David J ^a  

^a THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

blood immersed bearings; durability; Heartmate II bearing; reliability

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE SYSTEM; BEARING BALL; BEARING LIFE; BEARING WEAR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLINICAL USE; DESTINATION THERAPY; GEOMETRIC PROFILE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR; LINEAR WEAR; NO-CONTACT; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; ROTOR BLADES; SURFACE PROFILOMETRY;

BLOOD; DURABILITY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; PUMPS; RELIABILITY; SAFETY FACTOR;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEARING WEAR LIFE; DEVICE SAFETY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCT PARAMETERS; PUMP; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872197637     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3182768cfb     Document Type: Article

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