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Implantable Control, Telemetry, and Solar Energy System in the Moving Actuator Type Total Artificial Heart
Author(s) -
Ahn Jae Mok,
Lee Jung Hoon,
Choi Sung Wook,
Kim Wook Eun,
Omn Kyong Sik,
Park Seong Keun,
Kim Won Gon,
Roh Joon Ryang,
Min Byoung Goo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1594.1998.06014.x
Subject(s) - battery (electricity) , telemetry , electrical engineering , artificial heart , electronics , digital signal processor , digital signal processing , engineering , computer science , telecommunications , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , medicine , cardiology
The moving actuator type total artificial heart (TAH) developed in the Seoul National University has numerous design improvements based upon the digital signal processor (DSP). These improvements include the implantability of all electronics, an automatic control algorithm, and extension of the battery run‐time in connection with an amorphous silicon solar system (SS). The implantable electronics consist of the motor drive, main processor, intelligent Li ion battery management (LIBM) based upon the DSP, telemetry system, and transcutaneous energy transmission (TET) system. Major changes in the implantable electronics include decreasing the temperature rise by over 21°C on the motor drive, volume reduction (40 × 55 × 33 mm, 7 cell assembly) of the battery pack using a Li ion (3.6 V/cell, 900 mA · h), and improvement of the battery run‐time (over 40 min) while providing the cardiac output (CO) of 5 L/min at 100 mm Hg afterload when the external battery for testing is connected with the SS (2.5 W, 192 · 192, 1 kg) for the external battery recharge or the partial TAH drive. The phase locked loop (PLL) based telemetry system was implemented to improve stability and the error correction DSP algorithm programmed to achieve high accuracy. A field focused light emitting diode (LED) was used to obtain low light scattering along the propagation path, similar to the optical property of the laser and miniature sized, mounted on the pancake type TET coils. The TET operating resonance frequency was self tuned in a range of 360 to 410 kHz to provide enough power even at high afterloads. An automatic cardiac output regulation algorithm was developed based on interventricular pressure analysis and carried out in several animal experiments successfully. All electronics have been evaluated in vitro and in vivo and prepared for implantation of the TAH. Substantial progress has been made in designing a completely implantable TAH at the preclinical stage.