Abstract
Rotary blood pumps are widely used as ventricular assist devices (VAD) for patients suffering from heart disease. For monitoring and controlling the VAD, flow rate information is required. However, flow sensors tend to cause some problems. We studied a method to estimate the outflow of a blood pump with rotational speed and supplied electrical power. We implanted two pumps as a biventricular VAD in a calf, then measured flow rate and rotational speed every 2 days. The accuracy of the estimation method was evaluated with data obtained from a long term experiment.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 124-127 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Dec 1 |
Event | SICE Annual Conference 2005 - Okayama, Japan Duration: 2005 Aug 8 → 2005 Aug 10 |
Other
Other | SICE Annual Conference 2005 |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Okayama |
Period | 05/8/8 → 05/8/10 |
Keywords
- Estimation
- Flow rate
- Ventricular assist device
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering