Development of a compact, highly efficient, totally implantable motor-driven assist pump system.
We have developed a compact, highly efficient, totally implantable assist pump system, which consists of a motor-driven assist pump and a transcutaneous energy and optical information transmission system. The motor-driven assist pump consists of a.d.c. brushless motor and a specially designed miniature ball screw. A magnetic coupling mechanism between the blood pump and an actuator provides active blood filling via mild suction force. The controller consists of a PID follow-up controller using an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer. The volume of the pump is 350 ml, and its controller is 210 ml. Pump outflow of 5.8 L/min was obtained against a mean after-load of 100 mm Hg. The pump showed a high efficiency rate and good durability. An efficiency rate of 19-21% (pump output/motor input) was obtained during 87 days of continuous pumping. No mechanical trouble occurred for an accumulated period of 6 months.
Okamoto
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Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Tomoda
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Yamamoto
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Mitamura
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Mikami
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D000497:Alloys; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D001794:Blood Pressure; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D018056:Hemorheology; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008422:Materials Testing; D008838:Microcomputers; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012399:Rotation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013193:Stainless Steel; D014025:Titanium
D000497:Alloys; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013193:Stainless Steel; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); D014025:Titanium