Design and In Vitro Assessment of an Improved, Low-Resistance Compliant Thoracic Artificial Lung

Abstract

Current thoracic artificial lungs (TALs) have blood flow impedances greater than the natural lungs, which can result in abnormal pulmonary hemodynamics. This study investigated the impedance and gas transfer performance of a TAL with a compliant housing (cTAL). Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis was performed using ADINA to examine the effect of the inlet and outlet expansion angle, θ, on device impedance and blood flow patterns. Based on the results, the θ=45° model was chosen for prototyping and in vitro testing. Glycerol was pumped through this cTAL at 2, 4, and 6 L/min at 80 and 100 beats/min, and the zeroth and first harmonic impedance moduli, Z0 and Z1, were calculated. Gas transfer testing was conducted at blood flow rates of 3, 5, and 7 L/min. FSI results indicated that the 45° model had an ideal combination of low impedance and even blood flow patterns, and was thus chosen for prototyping. In vitro, Z0=0.53 ± 0.06 mmHg/(L/min) and Z1=0.86 ± 0.08 mmHg/(L/min) at 4 L/min and 100 beats/min. Outlet PO2 and SO2 values were above 200 mmHg and 99.5%, respectively, at each flow rate. Thus, the cTAL had lower impedance than hard-shell TALs and excellent gas transfer.

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