Development of a Totally Implantable Pulsatile Centrifugal Pump as a Ventricular Assist Device

• Published in: Artificial organs Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 603 - 606
• Main Authors: Chou, Nai-Kuan, Wang, Shoei-Shen, Lin, Yuan-Hsiang, Shyu, Jeou-Jong, Hsieh, Kuo-Huang, Jan, Gwo-Jen, Chu, Shu-Hsun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA, USA Blackwell Science Inc 01.08.2001
• Subjects: Animals; Cattle; Centrifugal impellar pump; Heart-Assist Devices; Pulsatile Flow; Pulsatile pump; Totally implantable pump; Ventricular assist device

: The Taita No. 1 ventricular assist device (T‐VAD) is a totally implantable pulsatile impeller centrifugal pump driven by a magnetically suspended motor. The flow can achieve 2.01 ± 0.17 L/min against a pressure of 100 mm Hg under 0.266 ± 0.017 amp and 13.55 ± 0.41 voltage. The speed was around 3,5...