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Mock Circulatory Loop for Cardiovascular Assist Device Testing

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Medical device prototype developed for use on human has to be tested in various aspect; from numerical simulation, laboratory testing, testing on animals and finally human trial, increasing scope in term of complexity and number of participants. This chapter reviews one of the testing methods used by researchers in cardiovascular engineering in order to verify the performance of the prototype developed as per intended which is the in vitro test using the mock circulatory loop (MCL). MCL has many types and functions, depending on the medical device prototype intent of use. From simple hydraulic loop to a more complex loop combining hydraulic and computer interface. This chapter consists of condition of heart failure (HF), treatment modality, cardiovascular assist device types, MCL types, components in MCL, current literature and lastly, an example of an MCL is presented.

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  1. School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    A. Z. M. Khudzari, K. Osman & A. H. M. Hudzari

  2. IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Institute of Human Centered Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    K. Osman & A. H. M. Hudzari

  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    M. R. A. Kadir

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  3. School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

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Khudzari, A.Z.M., Kadir, M.R.A., Osman, K., Hudzari, A.H.M. (2020). Mock Circulatory Loop for Cardiovascular Assist Device Testing. In: Dewi, D., Hau, Y., Khudzari, A., Muhamad, I., Supriyanto, E. (eds) Cardiovascular Engineering. Series in BioEngineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8405-8_8

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