TABLE 1.

PediaFlow (PF1) Implant Summary

In vivo study #	Animal weight (kg)	Duration of support	Inflow cannula	Outflow cannula	Flow rate (L/min)	Pump Speed (krpm)	Mean Arterial Pressure (mm Hg)
1	54	6 d	shortened 20Fr DLP	6 mm Vascutek	0.81	10.7	76.5
2	30	17 d	shortened 20Fr DLP	PVC + 6 mm Vascutek	0.55	11.0	94.7
3	34	10 d	shortened 20Fr DLP	PVC + 6 mm Vascutek	0.66	10.0	111.8

DLP cannula (Medtronic, Minneapolis,MN, USA).Vascutek outflow graft (Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp.,Ann Arbor,MI, USA). PVC (6 mm) bonded to Vascutek graft by silicon