Estimation of phosphene spatial variability for visual prosthesis applications.

abstract：:The ventricular assist device inflow cannulation site is the primary interface between the device and the patient. Connecting these cannulae to either atria or ventricles induces major changes in flow dynamics; however, there are little data available on precise quantification of these changes. The objective of this i...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Timms D,Gregory S,Hsu PL,Thomson B,Pearcy M,McNeil K,Fraser J,Steinseifer U

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that the baroreflex system is one of the most important indicators of the pathophysiology in hypertensive patients. We can check the sensitivity of the baroreflex by observing heart rate (HR) responses; however, there is no simple diagnostic method to measure the arterial behavior in the baroreflex sy...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yambe T,Imachi K,Shiraishi Y,Yamaguchi T,Shibata M,Kameyama T,Yoshizawa M,Sugita N

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients, 8 male and 4 female, aged from 26 to 70 years were studied. They were on hemodialysis (HD) 4 h three times weekly with cuprophan hollow fiber dialyzers (Gambro 120M) and dialysate containing 35 mEq/L of acetate. The study compares two random HD sessions on each patient. Sixty minutes prior to one rand...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Grekas D,Alivanis P,Karamouzis M,Pyrpasopoulos M,Tourkantonis A

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cybernetics-based concepts can allow for complete independence for paralyzed individuals, including sensory motor recovery. Spinal cord injuries are responsible for a huge stress on health and a financial burden to society. This article focuses on novel procedures such as functional diagnosis for paraplegics and tetra...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Varoto R,Cliquet A Jr

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adsorption therapy, which treats the autoimmune disease by the selective removal of pathogenic substances from the blood, is an active subject. In this therapy, bioactive molecules such as antigen, antibodies and protein A are usually used as affinity-ligands. The disadvantages of using these substances as affinity-li...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yamamoto Y,Sameshima T,Akaike T

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether pulsatile perfusion during cardiac surgery has a lesser effect on renal dysfunction than nonpulsatile perfusion after cardiac surgery in randomized controlled trials. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were used to identify ava...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nam MJ,Lim CH,Kim HJ,Kim YH,Choi H,Son HS,Lim HJ,Sun K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to compare the effect of a single diode laser application and agitation of EDTA with diode laser with different parameters at different time intervals on root fracture. Ninety mandibular incisors were instrumented except the negative control group. The specimens were divided randomly into 10 g...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Karataş E,Arslan H,Topçuoğlu HS,Yılmaz CB,Yeter KY,Ayrancı LB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is crucial in red blood cell (RBC) damage induced by activated neutrophils in in vitro experiments. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the bioincompatibility phenomena occurring during hemodialysis (HD) (where neutrophil activation with increased free radical production is well documented) m...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Lucchi L,Bergamini S,Botti B,Rapanà R,Ciuffreda A,Ruggiero P,Ballestri M,Tomasi A,Albertazzi A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A relative contraindication to intermittent peritoneal dialysis (IPD) is chronic lung disease. To evaluate whether the instillation of 2 L of fluid into the peritoneal cavity affects respiratory function, five IPD patients were studied in the supine position during the first 4 h of a routine IPD session. Blood gas ten...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Korzets Z,Pomeranz A,Shachor Y,Bernheim J

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to prepare a DNA immunoadsorbent for the specific, extracorporeal removal of anti-DNA antibodies from the blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Two kinds of cellulose beads were applied as a carrier. Calf thymus DNA was covalently coupled to ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kong D,Schuett W,Dai J,Kunkel S,Holtz M,Yamada R,Yu Y,Klinkmann H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular failure is one of the most common complications encountered after left ventricular assist device implantation and heart transplantation. It has been reported to have an incidence up to 30%. It increases morbidity and short-term mortality. Impella RP is a small pump that can provide up to 4L/min of fl...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Monteagudo-Vela M,Simon A,Panoulas V

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering can improve the former limitations of artificial organs. This article reports the long-term clinical results of grafts constructed with fragmented autologous adipose tissue. We did a retrospective analysis of a series of 53 patients with lower leg ischemia that received 69 fragmented adipose tissue ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Karube N,Soma T,Noishiki Y,Yamazaki I,Kosuge T,Ichikawa Y,Takanashi Y

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study probed the changes of keratocytes cultured under simulated microgravity. Keratocytes were isolated from rabbit corneas using collagenase digestion method. Cells were seeded in a 55-mL capacity high-aspect-ratio vessel (HARV) of rotary cell culture system (RCCS) at a density of 1 x 10(4) cells/mL. Dehydrated...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Chen J,Chen R,Gao S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop procedures for the diagnosis and nonsurgical management of decreased insulin flow in an implantable programmable pump for long-term intraperitoneal or intravenous insulin delivery featuring a sideport. Patency of the catheter lumen was tested by measuring the time needed for sidepo...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Scavini M,Reich S,Eaton RP,Charles MA,Dunn FL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coil-type silicone membrane oxygenators can only be used with roller blood pumps due to the resistance from the high blood flow. Therefore, during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment, the combination of a roller pump and an oxygenator with a high blood flow resistance will induce severe hemolysis, whi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Motomura T,Maeda T,Kawahito S,Matsui T,Ichikawa S,Ishitoya H,Kawamura M,Nishimura I,Shinohara T,Oestmann D,Glueck J,Kawaguchi Y,Sato K,Nosé Y

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin remains the predominant anticoagulant during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Heparin acts by potentiating the anticoagulant effect of antithrombin (ATIII). Acquired ATIII deficiency, common in pediatric patients requiring ECMO, may result in ineffective anticoagulation with heparin. ATIII replaceme...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Niebler RA,Christensen M,Berens R,Wellner H,Mikhailov T,Tweddell JS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrolyzed water accelerated the healing of full-thickness cutaneous wounds in rats, but only anode chamber water (acid pH or neutralized) was effective. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), also produced by electrolysis, was ineffective, suggesting that these types of electrolyzed water enhance wound healing by a mechanism un...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yahagi N,Kono M,Kitahara M,Ohmura A,Sumita O,Hashimoto T,Hori K,Ning-Juan C,Woodson P,Kubota S,Murakami A,Takamoto S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper wound healing can be assessed by monitoring the wound surface area. Its reduction by 10 or 50% should be achieved after 1 or 4 weeks, respectively, from the start of the applied therapy. There are various methods of wound area measurement, which differ in terms of the cost of the devices and their accuracy. Thi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Foltynski P,Ladyzynski P,Wojcicki JM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multi-compartment capillary membrane culture model with independently perfused three-dimensionally woven capillaries was developed for immobilization of hepatocytes in bioreactors. This enables spatial restructuring of cells and enhanced mass transfer performance with more efficient oxygenation and metabolite exchan...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Gerlach J,Schnoy N,Smith MD,Neuhaus P

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyoplasty has been proposed as an alternative surgical treatment for congestive heart failure. The girdling effect of the muscle wrap is believed to reduce diastolic wall stress. We tested the hypothesis that nonstimulated or passive cardiomyoplasty (CDM) would reduce hemodynamic deficits in rats with experiment...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： De Angelis K,Leirner AA,Irigoyen MC,Cestari IA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The E4T is a totally implantable total artificial heart (TAH) resulting from many years of research work at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF) and Nimbus, Inc. It consists of four implanted subsystems: the pumping unit, the variable volume device, the transcutaneous transformer, and the internal battery. The pumpin...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Smith WA,Hete BF,Kiraly RJ,Fujimoto LK,Jacobs GB,Ishikawa M,Butler K,Nosé Y

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow visualization experiments and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analyses were performed and the results were compared to clarify the detailed fluid dynamic characteristics for the prototype design of a centrifugal pump, namely, an implantable ventricular assist system from Sun Medical, whose hemocompatibility was...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yamane T,Miyamoto Y,Tajima K,Yamazaki K

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malfunction of bileaflet mechanical heart valves in the mitral position could either be due to patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) or leaflet obstruction. The aim of this article is to investigate the validity of current echocardiographic criteria used for diagnosis of mitral prosthesis malfunction, namely maximum veloc...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Evin M,Guivier-Curien C,Pibarot P,Kadem L,Rieu R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical application of rotary blood pumps, flow obstruction as a result of suction of the inflow cannula, kinking of tubing, or thrombus formation occurs quite frequently. Early detection of such problems is essential to avoid hemolysis, tissue degradation, or release of thrombi to the patient. A program was devel...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Holzer S,Scherer R,Schmidt C,Schwendenwein I,Wieselthaler G,Noisser R,Schima H

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To expand the usage of the centrifugal pump (CP) in open heart surgery, we performed two studies. In the first, we evaluated pulsatile flow in the CP. In vitro pump performance of the Terumo Capiox pump (TCP) and the Sarns Delphin pump (SDP) and increase of free hemoglobin (mg/dl) after driving 6 h were investigated u...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nishida H,Koyanagi H,Endo M,Suzuki S,Oshiyama H,Nojiri C,Fukasawa H,Akutsu T

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To perform the first experimental tests for validation of a new gear unit concept, the pump chamber, diaphragm, and pusher plate design of an orthotopic electromechanical total artificial heart (TAH) (Helmholtz Labtype) was manufactured. In its early stage of development, it provides some of the most important feature...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kaufmann R,Reul H,Rau G

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an ex vivo model, the effects of membrane composition and surface area on both the complement system (as reflected by plasma C3a levels) and platelets [as indicated by plasma concentrations of thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and platelet factor 4 (PF4)] were studied. In this model, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was associated w...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mahiout A,Meinhold H,Kessel M,Schulze H,Baurmeister U

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast cell culture was performed to evaluate cell adhesion and cell morphology on novel hydrolyzable copolymers composed of poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLA) macromonomer, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC), and n-butyl methacrylate. The copolymers were used as cell culture materials for regulating the int...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Watanabe J,Ishihara K

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a revision of the IDE Application Form, "How to Comply with the Food and Drug Administration's New 'Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)' Regulations, Including an Application Form" originally published in Artificial Organs, Volume 4, Number 4, November 1980. This publication updates the IDE application form...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors：

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of high-performance prosthetic heart valves, particularly bileaflet valves and monoleaflet valves with larger opening angles, we have observed in vivo complex leaflet motion which has not been experimentally confirmed yet. We developed a computer-controlled hydraulic mock circulator to study the...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ohta Y,Okamoto K,Sonderegger M,Dohi T,Matsumoto H,Horiuchi T

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00