Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회)
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Mechanism for Cavitation Phenomenon in Mechanical Heart Valves

  • Lee Hwan-Sung (Department of Artificial Organs, Research Institute, National Cardiovascular Center) ;
  • Taenaka Yoshiyuki (Department of Artificial Organs, Research Institute, National Cardiovascular Center)
  • Published : 2006.08.01
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Abstract

Recently, cavitation on the surface of mechanical heart valve has been studied as a cause of fractures occurring in implanted Mechanical Heart Valves (MHVs). It has been conceived that the MHVs mounted in an artificial heart close much faster than in vivo sue, resulting in cavitation bubbles formation. In this study, six different kinds of mono leaflet and bileaflet valves were mounted in the mitral position in an Electro-Hydraulic Total Artificial Heart (EHTAH), and we investigated the mechanisms for MHV cavitation. The valve closing velocity and a high speed video camera were employed to investigate the mechanism for MHV cavitation. The closing velocity of the bileaflet valves was slower than that of the mono leaflet valves. Cavitation bubbles were concentrated on the edge of the valve stop and along the leaflet tip. It was established that squeeze flow holds the key to MHV cavitation in our study. Cavitation intensity increased with an increase in the valve closing velocity and the valve stop area. With regard to squeeze flow, the bileaflet valve with slow valve-closing velocity and small valve stop areas is better able to prevent blood cell damage than the monoleaflet valves.

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