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UNIVERSITÀ DELLACALABRIA
Dipartimento di MECCANICA
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Aim
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
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University of Calabria
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
Four-State Machine
3/18
Elastance-Based Artificial Ventricle…
4/18
LV Cas
Ras
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
Cla Cvs
University of Calabria
5/18
University of Calabria
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
Screw-driven piston-cylinder PUMP
6/18
Experimental Methods
Continuous run experiments based on variations of:
Systemic arterial resistance: Ras
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
Control Ras ↑
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
9/18
University of Calabria
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
Low-Pass Filter
Cut-Off Frequency: 32 Hz
10/18
Results
Physiologic Ventricle:
Preload Increase: Ved ↑ => Action Taken: Pmc ↑
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
Pmc ↑
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
Control
MPao (mmHg) 106 102
University of Calabria
12/18
Results
Pathologic Ventricle:
Afterload Decrease: MPao ↓ => Action Taken: Ras ↓
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
Control Ras ↓
MPao (mmHg) 74 32
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
13/18
University of Calabria
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
14/18
Results
Pathologic Ventricle:
Preload Decrease: Ved ↓ => Action Taken: Pmc ↓
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
Pmc ↓
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
Control
MPao (mmHg) 67 34
University of Calabria
16/18
Conclusions
Advantages
Device conceived to study the correct ventricle-environment
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
interaction
Mock ventricle working according to the elastance mechanism
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
To be solved
High pressure drop across the mitral valve
(negative pressure during filling)
Better shaping of ventricular pressure waveform
(Low frequency oscillations)
General improvements of hydraulic components (Ras)
Closed loop with both systemic and pulmonary circulations
17/18
University of Calabria
Mechanical Engineering Dept. – F. Colacino
ESAO - June 21-24, 2006 - Umea
Thank You
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