Title :
Electronics for the electrohydraulic total artificial heart
Author :
Smith, K. ; Bearnson, G. ; Kim, H. ; Layton, R. ; Jarmin, R. ; Smith, J.
Author_Institution :
Arficial Heart Res. Lab., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
The electronics and microcontroller software which comprise the electrohydraulic total artificial heart (EHTAH) are described. The power, communication, control and monitoring (PCCM) subsystem consists of an external controller (IBM PC), a transcutaneous transmission system (TTS), an internal electronic system, and energy converters (composed of motors and axial flow pumps). Software for the external controller is described in addition to the firmware for the internal controller microcontrollers
Keywords :
artificial organs; biomedical electronics; cardiology; medical computing; microcontrollers; IBM PC; axial flow pumps; electrohydraulic total artificial heart; energy converters; firmware; internal controller; internal electronic system; microcontroller software; motors; transcutaneous transmission system; Artificial heart; Automatic control; Circuits; Communication system control; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Electrohydraulics; Medical control systems; Pressure control; Telemetry;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1990., Proceedings of Third Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9040-2
DOI :
10.1109/CBMSYS.1990.109442
