Abstract
Our group is currently developing a pneumatic ventricular assist device (PVAD). In this study, in order to select the optimal bileaflet valve for our PVAD, three kinds of bileaflet valve were installed and the flow was visualized downstream of the outlet valve using the particle image velocimetry (PIV) method. To carry out flow visualization inside the blood pump and near the valve, we designed a model pump that had the same configuration as our PVAD. The three bileaflet valves tested were a 21-mm ATS valve, a 21-mm St. Jude valve, and a 21-mm Sorin Bicarbon valve. The mechanical heart valves were mounted at the aortic position of the model pump and the flow was visualized by using the PIV method. The maximum flow velocity was measured at three distances (0, 10, and 30 mm) from the valve plane. The maximum flow velocity of the Sorin Bicarbon valve was less than that of the other two valves; however, it decreased slightly with increasing distance it the X-Y plane in all three valves. Although different bileaflet valves are very similar in design, the geometry of the leaflet is an important factor when selecting a mechanical heart valve for use in an artificial heart.
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Lee, H., Ikeuchi, Y., Akagawa, E. et al. Effects of leaflet geometry on the flow field in three bileaflet valves when installed in a pneumatic ventricular assist device. J Artif Organs 12, 98–104 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-009-0453-8
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