Cardiology
A tiny centrifugal blood pump is developed for use in pediatric patients
Published in Blood Weekly, June 29th, 2006
According to recent research from Japan, "We have developed a tiny rotary centrifugal blood pump for the purpose of supporting circulation of children and infants. The pump is designed to provide a flow of 0.1-4.0 L/min against a head pressure of 50-120 mm Hg. The diameter of the impeller is 30 mm with six straight vanes. The impeller is supported by a hydrodynamic bearing at its center and rotated with a radial coupled magnetic driver. The bearing that supports rotation of the impeller of the tiny centrifugal blood pump is very critical...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-06-29)
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