[Generation of a pulsatile flow in the arterial blood line of an artificial circulation apparatus]

A new type of a ventricle pump incorporated in an arterial blood line of the artificial circulation device has been designed. A poor pulsatile flow generated by the artificial circulation system is transformed by the pump into one characterized by marked fluctuations. It may be synchronized with heart cycle phases, if necessary. Basic principles of the method as well as the circuit of the device and its arrangement within the artificial circulation system are considered.