The pedipump: development status of a new pediatric ventricular assist device.
The PediPump is a new rotary dynamic ventricular assist device designed specifically for pediatric applications. Although it is capable of providing support for adults, the small size of the PediPump makes it suitable for newborn circulatory support while retaining excellent hemodynamics. Current and future development plans include: (1) determination of the basic engineering requirements for hardware and control logic, including design analysis for system sizing, evaluation of control concepts and bench testing of prototypes; (2) performance of preclinical anatomical fitting studies using computed tomography-based three-dimensional modeling; and, (3) evaluation with animal studies to provide characterization and reliability testing of the device.
Duncan
Brian W
BW
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, The Children's Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Dudzinski
David T
DT
Noecker
Angela M
AM
Kopcak
Michael W
MW
Fukamachi
Kiyotaka
K
Ootaki
Yoshio
Y
Chen
H Ming
HM
Chapman
Peter A
PA
Smith
William A
WA
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D018056:Hemorheology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012399:Rotation