| Literature DB >> 23076658 |
Takashi Yamane1, Masahiro Nishida, Hiroshi Kawamura, Takayuki Miyakoshi, Kenji Yamazaki.
Abstract
The hemocompatibility for the recently approved ventricular assist device EVAHEART(®) was examined through flow visualization with a 300 % scale-up model. The absence of flow separations around the centrifugal vanes indicated that the curvature of the open vanes was suitable. The flow in the vane-shaft clearance was found to effectively produce sufficient shear stresses along the stationary shaft surface. The hemocompatibility was verified for a wide range of flow conditions.Mesh:
Year: 2012 PMID: 23076658 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-012-0667-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Artif Organs ISSN: 1434-7229 Impact factor: 1.731