在一个新的胆叶叶片机械中,叶片泄漏:TRI技术
Tomaso Bottio1, Dino Casarotto, Gaetano Thiene
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padua Medical School, Via A. Gabelli, 61, 35121 Padova, Italy.
Circulation
|May 7, 2003
概括
由于传单逃逸而导致的机械心脏膜衰竭发生在两名接受TRI Technologies假肢的患者身上. 这种结构故障是由于传单骨折造成的,导致植入程序停止.
科学领域:
- 心血管外科心血管外科
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 传单逃逸是机械心脏门结构性故障的关键模式.
- 以前的报道记录了各种机械门设计中的这种并发症.
- 这项研究详细介绍了TRI Technologies门假肢的两起传单泄漏案例.
研究的目的:
- 报告和分析TRI Technologies门假肢患者的两起传单泄漏事件.
- 为了调查这些特定设备中结构门故障的原因.
- 评估对TRI Technologies门假肢的持续使用的影响.
主要方法:
- 对接受TRI Technologies门假肢的患者进行了回顾性分析.
- 临床数据审查,包括患者人口统计,手术程序和结果.
- 检查已扩展的假肢,以确定故障的机制.
主要成果:
- 在2000年11月至2002年2月期间,TRI Technologies在34名患者身上植入了36个门假肢.
- 两名患者经历了灾难性的假肢传单逃逸,原因是传单旋转系统骨折.
- 一名患者在术后死亡,而另一名患者需要紧急重新手术.
结论:
- 观察到的结构门故障引起了对TRI Technologies门假肢的耐用性严重的担忧.
- 由于高失败风险,导致植入程序中断.
- 需要对这些假肢的设计和制造进行进一步的研究.
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