Real World Experience with an Optimized Control Scheme for a Ventricular Assist Device

A closed-loop control software for the new mobile Berlin Heart EXCORR driving unit was optimized to balance usability, durability, pump wash out, blood stress and power consumption. The piston of the electro-pneumatic cylinder is moved on a pump-cannula-specific trajectory. A friction and a valve mo...

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Main Authors: Steingräber Robert, Kiesner Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-3079