使い捨てポンプヘッドの磁石レス化と外周部磁気カップリング機構を採用した体外循環用磁気浮上遠心血液ポンプの研究

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In the field of centrifugal blood pumps, contactless support of the impeller by a magnetic bearing has been identified as a promising method for reducing blood damage and to enhance durability. We developed a novel blood pump both with a two-degree-of-freedom radial controlled magnetic bearing and a contactless torque transmission mechanism placed in the outer side of a permanent magnet-free impeller. The proposed mechanism can realize not only a smooth secondary flow in the pump, but also a cost effective pump head. The prototype magnetic bearing and magnetic coupling succeeded in the stable levitation and contactless rotation of the impeller both in air and water. The pump can provide a flow rate of 5L/min against a head pressure of more than 350 mmHg. In order to simulate the ventricular assist condition, the prototype pump was connected to a mock systemic circulatory loop including a pulsatile pump. The dynamic stability of the impeller was experimentally verified when the pulsatile pressure was applied during the left ventricular assist.