Project Tag: Magnetic Levitation Blood Pumps

A. Z. Hunsberger, S. Jahanmir, Z. Ren, H. Heshmat, M. J. Tomaszewski, J. F. Walton, “Status of the Magnetically levitated MiTiHeart LVAD,” ASAIO Journal, 55 (2009) 135.

Jahanmir, S., Hunsberger, A.Z., Ren, Z., Heshmat, H., Heshmat, C.A., Tomaszewski, M.J. and Walton II, J.F.  “Design of a Small Centrifugal Blood Pump with Magnetic Bearings,”  (2009) Artificial Organs, Volume 33, No. 9, pp. 714-726. Design of a blood pump with a magnetically levitated rotor requires rigorous evaluation of the magnetic bearing and motor requirements […]

Ren, Z., Hunsberger, A.Z., Jahanmir, S., Heshmat, H. and Walton II, J.F.  “Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Magnetic Bearing System for Rotary Centrifugal Blood Pump,” 54th Annual ASAIO Conference, June 19-21, 2008, San Francisco, California. The performance of a proposed hybrid magnetic bearing system for a rotary blood pump is experimentally evaluated. The hybrid magnetic […]

S. Jahanmir, A. Z. Hunsberger, H. Heshmat, M. J. Tomaszewski, J. F. Walton, W. J. Weiss, B. Lukic, W. E. Pae, and C. M. Zappanta, T. Z. Khalapyan, “Performance Characterization of MiTiHeart Rotary Centrifugal LVAD with Magnetic Suspension,” Artificial Organs, 32 (2008) 366-375 The MiTiHeart (MiTiHeart Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD, USA) left ventricular assist device (LVAD), […]

S. Jahanmir, A. Z. Hunsberger, Z. Ren, H. Heshmat, M. J. Tomaszewski, J. F. Walton, “Characterization of the New MiTiHeart LVAD Prototype,” Artificial Organs, 32 (2008) A1.

Jahanmir, S., Hunsberger, A.Z., Heshmat, H., Tomaszewski, M.J., Walton, J.F., Weiss, W.J., Lukic, B., Paw, W.E., Zapanta, C.M. and Khalapyan, T.Z.  “Performance Characterization of a Rotary Centrifugal LVAD with Magnetic Suspension,” (May 2008) Artificial Organs, Blackwell Publishing Limited, Volume 32 (5), pp. 366-375. The MiTiHeart® LVAD, a third generation blood pump, is being developed for […]

S. Jahanmir, Z. Ren, A. Z. Hunsberger, H. Heshmat, M. J. Tomaszewski, J. F. Walton, “Status of the Magnetically levitated MiTiHeart LVAD,” ASAIO Journal, 54 (2008) 22A.

Ren, Z., Jahanmir, S., Heshmat, H. and Walton II, J.F.  “Hybrid Magnetic Bearings for a Centrifugal Blood Pump,” IJTC2007-44199, Proceedings of ASME/STLE International Joint Tribology Conference, IJCT2007, Part B, pp. 997-999, October 22-24, 2007, San Diego, California. A hybrid passive/active magnetic bearing system was designed for a rotary centrifugal blood pump being developed for long-term […]

Z. Ren, S. Jahanmir, A. Hunsberger, H. Heshmat, and J. Walton “Design and Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Magnetic Bearing for a Rotary Blood Pump,” Proceedings of International Joint Tribology Conference, San Diego, CA, Oct 22-26, 2007, Paper No. IJTC20076-44199, ASME, New York.

A. Z. Hunsberger, Z. Ren, S. Jahanmir, H. Heshmat, M. J. Tomaszewski, J. F. Walton, “In Vitro Characterization of the Redesigned MiTiHeart LVAD,” ASAIO Journal, 53 (2007) 32A.

S. Jahanmir, H. Heshmat, Z. Ren, A. Z. Hunsberger, C. A. Heshmat, M. J. Tomaszewski, J. F. Walton, “Design of a Small Centrifugal Blood Pump with Hybrid Magnetic Bearings,” ASAIO Journal, 52 (2006) 54A. Design of a blood pump with a magnetically levitated rotor requires rigorous evaluation of the magnetic bearing and motor requirements and analysis […]

H. Heshmat, A. Z. Hunsberger, S. Jahanmir, M. J. Tomaszewski, J. F. Walton, “Prediction of Hydrodynamic Bearing Performance for Cardiac Assist Devices,” ASAIO Journal, 52 (2006) 51A Development of a reliable and efficient bearing system is one of the most critical challenges of long-term rotary mechanical circulatory support. Non-contacting hydrodynamic bearings offer superior performance to contact […]

Heshmat, H., Walton J. F., Tomaszewski, M., and Jahanmir, S., “Magnetically Suspended Rotary Blood Pump,” WTC2005-63681, Accepted for presentation at World Tribology Congress September 12-16, 2005, Washington, D. C.

S. Jahanmir, J. P. Willis, J. F. Walton, H. Heshmat, W. J. Weiss, B. Lukic, W. E. Pae, and G. A. Prophet, “In Vivo Performance of a Magnetically Suspended Rotary Blood Pump Prototype,” ASAIO Journal, 50 (2004) 134.

Jahanmir S, Heshmat H, Tomaszewski M., Walton JF, Hunsberger AZ,Weiss WJ, Lukic B, Pae WE, Zapanta CM and Khalapyan TZ, “Status of Magnetically Suspended MiTiHeart LVAD,”, Presented at ASIAO Conference, Wasington, DC, June 2005 The MiTiHeart® LVAD is a non-pulsatile rotary blood pump that uses a hybrid passive/active magnetic bearing support system and exhibits low-hemolysis, […]

Heshmat, H., Walton II, J.F., Tomaszewski, M.J. and Jahanmir, S.  “Magnetically Suspended Rotary Blood Pump,” ASME Paper WTC2005-63681, ASME WTC 2005, September 12-16, 2005, Washington D.C., (2005) Proceedings of the World Tribology Congress III – 2005, pp. 611-612. MiTiHeartTM LVAD is a rotary centrifugal blood pump with a hybrid passive/active magnetic bearing support system. It […]

Locke, D.H., Swanson, E.S., Walton II, J.F., Willis, J.P. and Heshmat, H. “Testing of a Centrifugal Blood Pump with a High Efficiency Hybrid Magnetic Bearing,” ASAIO 48th Annual Conference 2003, (2003) ASAIO Journal, Volume 49 (6), pp. 734-743. The purpose of this article is to present test results for a second generation, high efficiency, nonpulsatile […]

Locke, D., Swanson, E., Walton, J., Heshmat, H., “Testing of a Centrifugal Blood Pump with a High Efficiency Hybrid Magnetic Bearing,” Presented at ASIAO 48th Annual Conference June 2002, New York, New York.

Locke, D., Swanson, E., Walton, J., Heshmat, H., “Testing of a Centrifugal Blood Pump with a High Efficiency Hybrid Magnetic Bearing,” Presented at ASIAO 48th Annual Conference June 2002, New York, New York.