Observation of cavitation pits on mechanical heart valve surfaces in an artificial heart used in in vitro testing. 2010

Hwansung Lee, and Akihiko Homma, and Eisuke Tatsumi, and Yoshiyuki Taenaka
Department of Artificial Organs, Research Institute, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan. hslee@ri.ncvc.go.jp

Our group has developed an electrohydraulic total artificial heart (EHTAH) with two diaphragm-type blood pumps. Cavitation in a mechanical heart valve (MHV) causes valve surface damage. The objective of this study was to investigate the possibility of estimating the MHV cavitation intensity using the slope of the driving pressure just before valve closure in this artificial heart. Twenty-five and twenty-three-millimeter Medtronic Hall valves were mounted at the inlet and outlet ports, respectively, of both pumps. The EHTAH was connected to the experimental endurance tester developed by our group, and tested under physiological pressure conditions. Cavitation pits could be seen on the inlet valve surface and on the outlet valve surface of the right and left blood pumps. The pits on the inlet valves were more severe than those on the outlet valves in both blood pumps, and the cavitation pits on the inlet valve of the left blood pump were more severe than those on the inlet valve of the right blood pump. The longer the pump running time, the more severe the cavitation pits on the valve surfaces. Cavitation pits were concentrated near the contact area with the valve stop. The major cause of these pits was the squeeze flow between the leaflet and valve stop.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008422 Materials Testing The testing of materials and devices, especially those used for PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; etc., for hardness, strength, durability, safety, efficacy, and biocompatibility. Biocompatibility Testing,Biocompatible Materials Testing,Hemocompatibility Testing,Testing, Biocompatible Materials,Testing, Hemocompatible Materials,Hemocompatibility Testings,Hemocompatible Materials Testing,Materials Testing, Biocompatible,Materials Testing, Hemocompatible,Testing, Biocompatibility,Testing, Hemocompatibility,Testing, Materials,Testings, Biocompatibility
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D011673 Pulsatile Flow Rhythmic, intermittent propagation of a fluid through a BLOOD VESSEL or piping system, in contrast to constant, smooth propagation, which produces laminar flow. Flow, Pulsating,Perfusion, Pulsatile,Flow, Pulsatile,Flows, Pulsatile,Flows, Pulsating,Perfusions, Pulsatile,Pulsatile Flows,Pulsatile Perfusion,Pulsatile Perfusions,Pulsating Flow,Pulsating Flows
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006350 Heart Valve Prosthesis A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material. Prosthesis, Heart Valve,Cardiac Valve Prosthesis,Cardiac Valve Prostheses,Heart Valve Prostheses,Prostheses, Cardiac Valve,Prostheses, Heart Valve,Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve,Valve Prostheses, Cardiac,Valve Prostheses, Heart,Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac,Valve Prosthesis, Heart
D006354 Heart, Artificial A pumping mechanism that duplicates the output, rate, and blood pressure of the natural heart. It may replace the function of the entire heart or a portion of it, and may be an intracorporeal, extracorporeal, or paracorporeal heart. (Dorland, 28th ed) Artificial Heart,Artificial Hearts,Hearts, Artificial
D019544 Equipment Failure Analysis The evaluation of incidents involving the loss of function of a device. These evaluations are used for a variety of purposes such as to determine the failure rates, the causes of failures, costs of failures, and the reliability and maintainability of devices. Materials Failure Analysis,Prosthesis Failure Analysis,Analysis, Equipment Failure,Analysis, Materials Failure,Analysis, Prosthesis Failure,Analyses, Equipment Failure,Analyses, Materials Failure,Analyses, Prosthesis Failure,Equipment Failure Analyses,Failure Analyses, Equipment,Failure Analyses, Materials,Failure Analyses, Prosthesis,Failure Analysis, Equipment,Failure Analysis, Materials,Failure Analysis, Prosthesis,Materials Failure Analyses,Prosthesis Failure Analyses

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