Development of an enclosed-impeller ventricular assist device using self-bearing motor

• 主要作者: Zhang, Dongsheng
• 其他作者: Lim Tau Meng
• 格式: Theses and Dissertations
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2009
• 主題: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Assistive technology
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/18761

Congestive heart disease is currently a major killer. Hence, there is an increasing need for implantable artificial hearts as an alternative to donor hearts which cannot meet the needs. The development of magnetically suspended Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), alias blood pumps, has been a promisi...