A low pressure pneumatic pusher plate blood pump was developed for temporary right, left,
or biventricular assist. Important features of this pump are its 1) driveability by the standard …

The Baylor/NASA ventricular assist device (VAD) is a small, electrically driven, valveless
axial flow pump that is implantable inside the chest cavity. It is intended to assist a diseased …

Abstract Development of the Jarvik 2000 intraventricular assist system for long-term support
is ongoing. The system integrates the Jarvik 2000 axial flow blood pump with a …

In 1993, the development began of a small axial flow blood pump, the DeBakey ventricular
assist device (VAD). The material was recently converted to a titanium alloy, and a …

A small ventricular assist device intended for long‐term implantation has been developed by
a cooperative effort between the Baylor College of Medicine and the NASA/Johnson Space …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The THI/Gould ventricular assist system is being developed by
sequentially integrating 5 major subsystems: 1) blood pump; 2) electrical-to-mechanical …

A new intraventricular axial flow blood pump has been designed and developed as a totally
implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD). This pump consists of an impeller …

An implantable, nonpulsatile, axial flow ventricular assist device (VAD) is currently under
development as a joint project between the Baylor College of Medicine and the …

Continuing in vivo trials are being conducted at the University of Pittsburgh using the
Nimbus axial flow blood pump (AxiPump). To date, 14 sheep experiments have been …

We are developing a universal, advanced ventricular assist device (AVAD) with automatic
pressure regulation suitable for both left and right ventricular support. The primary goal of …