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http://dx.doi.org/10.9718/JBER.2007.28.4.569

Pressure Regulation System for Optimal Operation of the Pneumatic VAD with Bellows-Type Closed Pneumatic Circuit  

Kim, Bum-Soo (Biomedical Engineering of Brain Korea 21 Program, Graduate School, Korea University)
Lee, Jung-Joo (Korea Artificial Organ Center)
Nam, Kyung-Won (Korea Artificial Organ Center)
Jeong, Gi-Seok (Biomedical Engineering of Brain Korea 21 Program, Graduate School, Korea University)
Ahn, Chi-Bum (Biomedical Engineering of Brain Korea 21 Program, Graduate School, Korea University)
Sun, Kyung (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Korea University)
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Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research / v.28, no.4, 2007 , pp. 569-576 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ventricular Assist Device(VAD) has switched its goal from a short-tenn use for bridge-to-transplantation to a long-tenn use for destination therapy, With this goal, the importance of long-tenn reliability gets more interests and importances, H-VAD is an portable extracorporeal biventricular assist device, and adopts an electro-pneumatic driving mechanism. The pneumatic pressure to pump out blood is generated with compression of bellows, and is transmitted in a closed pneumatic circuit through a pneumatic line. The existing pneumatic VAD adopts a air compressor which can generate stable pressures but has defects such as a noise and a size problem. Thus, it is not suitable for being used as a portable device, These problems are covered with adopting a closed pneumatic circuit mechanism with a bellows which has a small size and small noise generation, but it has defects that improper pneumatic setting causes a failure of adequate flow generation. In this study, the pneumatic pressure regulation system is developed to cover these defects of a bellows-type pneumatic VAD. The optimal pneumatic pressure conditions according to various afterload conditions for an optimal flow rate were investigated and the afterload estimation algorithm was developed, The final pneumatic regulation system estimates a current afterload and regulate the pneumatic pressure to the optimal point at a given afterload condition. The afterload estimation algorithm showed a sufficient performance that the standard deviation of error is 8.8 mmHg, The pneumatic pressure regulation system showed a sufficient performance that the flow rate was stably governed to various afterload conditions. In a further study, if a additional sensor such as ultrasonic sensor is developed to monitor the direct movement of diaphragm in a blood pump part, the reliability would be greatly increased. Moreover, if the afterload estimation algorithm gets more accuracy, it would be also helpful to monitor the hemodynamic condition of patients.
Keywords
pressure regulation system; afterload estimation algorithm; pneumatic VAD;
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