Development of Control Unit and Power Source for an Implantable Assisted Circulation Pump

Abstract

Development of a control unit and power source for an implantable assisted circulation pump is discussed. The device for left ventricle assistance was developed in the Shumakov Federal pro vides a basis for a safe portable pacemaker meeting the requirements of extracorporeal circulation systems (ECS). The aspects of engineering, structural, and software support of the system are discussed. An implanted axial pump (IAP) of the ECS for artificial left cardiac ventricle (ALCV) is considered.

Optimisation of the Sputnik-VAD Design

“…The need to solve the problem of acute heart failure and establish the pump design regularities and required operational conditions stimulated the development of the Sputnik VAD. In 2009–2012, a full cycle of research and in vivo and in vitro tests of the first generation of Sputnik VADs were performed (4–11).…”