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The Artificial Heart Prototypes, Policies, and Patients (1991) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 285-288

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... Bench testing Testing of a device against specifications in a simulated environment that does not include the living body of a human or animal. Also known as in vitro device readiness testing.
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... In some systems, the patient would wear a battery pack; others are powered by an implanted energy source that is charged periodically, e.g., several times a day. Hard device failure A term used to describe an occurrence or health state created from a mechanical failure of a circulatory support device that results in high risk of immediate death.
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... The terms "artificial heart" and "mechanical circulatory support system" are frequently used interchangeably in the literature but not in this report. This term includes total artificial hearts and both types of ventricular assist devices.
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... Tethered device A mechanical circulatory support system that is constantly connected to external control or energizing systems by wires or tubes leading from the implanted device through the skin to the external component. By requiring continuous connection, all such devices tether the patient to the external component.
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  • artificial heart
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  • resultant benefits
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  • heart program
  • external component
  • generic term
  • term referring
  • left ventricular

  • clinical practice
  • heart failure
  • mechanical failure
  • practice guidelines
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  • pumping function
  • immediate death
  • normal activities
  • maintain adequate
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  • specific device
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  • implanted mechanical
  • energy source
  • improved medical


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