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