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Dynamics of a Circulatory Support Pump Rotor Adjusted for Radial Forces of a Passive Magnetic Bearing Set
Abstract—Installing a radial passive magnetic bearing that consists of a pair of permanent magnet rings may be a successful technical solution for a...
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Experimental and Clinical Performance of Long-Term Cannulas for Mechanical Circulatory Assistance
Mechanical circulatory assistance with left ventricle assist devices (VADs) can be used for hemodynamic stabilization in patients waiting for heart...
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Modeling of Virtual Mechanical Circulatory Hemodynamics for Biventricular Heart Failure Support
ObjectiveIn this study, a mechanical circulatory support simulation tool was used to investigate the application of a unique device with two...
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Clinical translation of wireless soft robotic medical devices
Small-scale wireless soft robotics can be designed as implantable, interventional or wearable devices for various biomedical applications. Their...
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Development of a Computational Simulator of the Physiological Control of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a significant global health issue and considered the most debilitating form of Heart Failure with the heart unable...
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Hybrid Cardiovascular Simulator - An Application for the Mechanical Assistance by an Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
The United States Food and Drug Administration agency is encouraging to use modeling and simulation in medical device evaluation, in order to reduce...
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Control of Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Heart failure is a disease that happens when the heart cannot pump enough oxygenated blood into the circulatory system to support other organs in the...
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Hemocompatibility and hemodynamic comparison of two centrifugal LVADs: HVAD and HeartMate3
Mechanical circulatory support using ventricular assist devices is a common technique for treating patients suffering from advanced heart failure....
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Wearable Bioimpedance Measuring Devices
Medical wearable technologies have been growing since the last two decades with the launch of new generation diagnostic devices, due to its mobility...
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Experimental Determination of Vascular Pulsatility During Continuous-Flow LVAD Assistance
Continuous flow ventricular assist devices (CF-VADs) are being used to treat of infant patients with acute heart failure. Because of their operation...
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Robust Control of Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Devices for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure
In this work, a robust control scheme has been developed for pulsatile left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) used for advanced heart failure...
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Biofunctional impact of textured coatings in the application of heart assist therapy
Due to a lack of organs, cardiac support systems are being implanted in patients with severe congestive heart failure. One of the solutions to...
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Physiological Control of Pulsatile and Rotary Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices
Several control strategies have been proposed to achieve physiological adaptation of ventricular assist devices (VADs). This paper presents...
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Development of a Cardiovascular Replicator for Simulating Congestive Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the greatest causes of death in society. Though the heart transplantation is one of the modern solutions of heart...
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Minimally Invasive, Fully Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device: Concept, Design, and Early Prototy**
Advanced heart failure is an increasing prevalent pathology with important socio-economic impact, justifying the tremendous worldwide effort to...
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Flow simulation-based particle swarm optimization for develo** improved hemolysis models
The improvement and development of blood-contacting devices, such as mechanical circulatory support systems, is a life saving endeavor. These devices...
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Qualitative Hemolysis Analyses in VAD by Stress Distribution Using Computational Hemodynamics
Congestive Heart Failure is a cardiovascular disease with global incidence and high mortality. In advanced stages, when patients are already...
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Modeling Hemodynamics of Rotary Blood Pumps and Predicting the Potential Risks
The global burden of cardiovascular disease is immense. Within this broad category of diseases, heart failure is recognized as a major contributor to...
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CFD analysis of the HVAD’s hemodynamic performance and blood damage with insight into gap clearance
Mechanical circulatory support using ventricular assist devices has become commonplace in the treatment of patients suffering from advanced stages of...
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Possible solutions for oxygenation support in critically ill patients with COVID-19
PurposeDue to the large number of patients with respiratory deficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic, several governments and their respective health...
