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Overview
The practice of fetal heart surgery to correct congenital heart defects has been limited by the lack of a fetal cardiopulmonary bypass system. It is believed that if congenital heart defects are corrected early, that blood flow patterns can be restored and the heart will develop normally. This group has designed, constructed, and tested a prototype prenatal perfusion system comprised of a pump, venous and arterial cannulae, and a controller. A novel positive pressure pulsatile pump was developed for this system. The pump is capable of blood flow within physiological ranges for a fetus and requires a smaller priming volume than comparable centrifugal pumps.Images
Video
Pulsatile Pump high-quality (9.34MB) Pulsatile Pump low-quality (530KB)
Design History Files
Specification
Function Means Object Tree Human Factors Analysis
HFA Failure Mode Effects Analysis
Initial Hazard Analysis 510(k)
510(k)
Project Plan
Project Schedule
Presentations
BE1160 - Final Presentation - Project Proposal (Dec.5, 2003) BE1161 - Project Update (Feb. 17, 2004) BE1161 - Final Presentation (Apr. 13, 2004)
Team Information
Team Members
Leigh McClure Garrett Grindle Tim Bachman Scott Morley Mentors
Frank Pigula, MD
