Material Aspects of Cardiac Assist Devices: the Case History of Avcothane 51 Elastomer

摘要: Initiated perhaps by Virchow’s famous triad [25], several schools of thought have evolved advocating the relative or absolute significance different factors known to affect blood/foreign surface interactions. These phenomena determine in vivo performance cardiac assist devices as well terms incidence absence intolerable hematologic/physiologic effects. This paper attempts present a realistic assessment material factors, since these influence both their developmental phase and at production level following achievement routine clinical application.