Channel Impeller Design for Centrifugal Blood Pump in Hybrid Pediatric Total Artificial Heart: Modeling, Magnet Integration, and Hydraulic Experiments.
Matthew HirschhornNicholas CatucciSteven W DayRandy M StevensVakhtang TchantchaleishviliAmy L ThrockmortonPublished in: Artificial organs (2022)
The results are promising in the advancement of the design and development of a pediatric TAH. The channeled impeller design creates pressure-flow curves that are decoupled from flow rate, a benefit that could reduce the required controller inputs and a limitation in hypertensive patients.