A BLOOD PUMP POWERED AND CONTROLLED BY A FLUID AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM

Abstract

A new blood pump powered by compressed air and controlled by a fluid amplification system has been developed by the Army's Diamond Ordnance Fuze Laboratories and the Division of Clinical Surgery at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. The pump is constructed of a luciteblock housing with an inner compressible, disposable ventricle made of polyvinyl chloride. The complete unit is small, simple in design, and low in production cost. There are no cleaning or sterilization problems concerned with its use. A description of fluid amplification and the pump and its operation has been presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0290526

Entities

People

  • D.b. Nunn
  • K.e. Woodward
  • T.g. Barila

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Amplification
  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Blood
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chlorides
  • Compressed Air
  • Fluids
  • Munitions
  • Polyvinyls
  • Production
  • Research Facilities
  • Sterilization
  • Ventricles

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.