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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 14.
Published in final edited form as: Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2011 Nov 2;2(4):276–287. doi: 10.1007/s13239-011-0071-5

Table 2. Comparison of Hemolytic Performance of the PediPL with Other Circulatory Assist Devices and Oxygenators.

Device Hemolysis
NIH
(g/100L)
Operating Condition Blood Source
PediPL 0.040
0.065
2.5 L/min, 3200 rpm, 100 mmHg
1.0 L/min, 3000 rpm, 100 mmHg
Bovine Measured
Levitronix CentriMag (R)
Blood Pump
0.0029 5.0 L/min, 4000 rpm, 350 mmHg Bovine Ref. [17]
Levitronix CentriMag (R)
Blood Pump
0.036 5.0 L/min, 4000 rpm, 340 mmHg Bovine Measured
Integrated Maglev Pump
Oxygenator
0.04 5.0 L/min, 3000 rpm, 125 mmHg Bovine Ref. [6]
Medtronic BP 80 Pump 0.004 5.0 L/min against 100 mmHg,
Rotational Speed (unspecified)
Human Ref. [18]
Medtronic BP 50 Pump 0.058 0.4 L/min, 2750 rpm, 250 mmHg Bovine Ref. [19]
TandemHeart Pump 0.046 0.4 L/min, 5500 rpm, 250 mmHg Bovine Ref. [19]
Sorin Dideco Pediatric
Oxygenator + Gyro
centrifugal pump
0.0253 1.0 L/min, 100 mmHg, Rotational
Speed (unspecified)
Bovine Ref. [20]
Pumping Assist Lung 0.389 500 ml/min, 22 mmHg, 1000 rpm Bovine Ref. [21]