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The world’s most
widely-used heart model

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Accessories

  • Flow and pressure readings can be collected and analyzed in real-time, meeting ISO 5840 requirements
  • Controls pulsatile fluid flows to simulate various cardiac flow conditions including arrhythmia, normal, hypo and hypertensive states at an assortment of cardiac outputs and beat rates
  • Transducer sites allow measurement of wall pressures in the atrium, ventricle, and aortic outflow tract
  • Flow can be measured directly at the aortic or mitral valve positions
  • Flow can be measured directly at the pulmonary and tricuspid valve positions
  • Simulates cardiovascular peripheral resistance and compliance
  • Thin acrylic windows permit echo imaging, Doppler flow measurements, and PIV for interrogation of flow field regions
  • Allows hydrodynamic testing of heart valve replacements in order to assess mechanical and hemodynamic performance
  • Ventricle membrane to replicate the natural chamber flow
  • Accessories are available for testing other implantable cardiac devices including Occluder and Closure Devices.

Testing Capabilities and Applications

  • Mechanical, polymeric and biological surgical valve prosthesis
  • Polymeric and biological valve prosthesis for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Polymeric and biological valve prosthesis for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Polymeric and biological valve prosthesis for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR)
  • Polymeric and biological valve prosthesis for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
  • Stentless valves
  • Structural heart and peripheral vascular devices
  • Occluder and Closure Devices (with customization)
  • Evaluate LVAD or other assist devices (with customization)
  • Advanced cardiac flow loop systems for pressure and flow monitoring devices

Pump & MLH53 x 92 x 45 cm
DAS & Flow System48 x 33 x 32 cm
Dry weight: Actuator +Model Heart (Left or Right) + VIA18 kg
Dry weight:Flow Measuring System5.6 kg
Operating Voltage90-240 VAC / 50-60Hz
Temperature rangeAmbient to 40°C ± 1.0°C
Flow rate0 – 15 L/min
Heart rate3 – 200 bpm
Valve size AorticUp to 035mm
Valve size MitralUp to 035mm (*070mm with Large Atrium Accessory)
Power Consumption
SuperPump pulsatile pumpMax 300W
AmPackMax 10W
Heat Bath*Heater Capacity 1.2kW
Laptop~60W
Flow Meter*25W

*We recommend connecting the Flow Meter to a different circuit than the Heat Bath. The Flow Meter is a sensitive measurement instrument and the large Heat Bath current draw can cause minor disturbances in the flow measurements when the heater switches on.

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