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[Filling behavior of pneumatically driven artificial ventricles of the membrane type in vitro]
H J Nabel1, W Scharf, J Sommerfeld
1Klinik für Innere Medizin, des Bereiches Medizin, Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität Rostock.
Zeitschrift Fur Experimentelle Chirurgie, Transplantation, Und Kunstliche Organe : Organ Der Sektion Experimentelle Chirurgie Der Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie Der DDR
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
The filling behaviour of pneumatically driven artificial hearts is an essential determinant of its pumping function. The artificial ventricles developed in Rostock were investigated by means of a hydraulic circulation model for analysis of the influence of different parameters on the filling time. The filling rate is decided by the flow resistance of the inlet valve. Additional resistances are given by the rigidity of the membrane and the flow resistances of the drive line and the drive.