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This paper outlines the engineering and design advancements for a fully sealed, untethered HeartMate II left ventricular assist system.
Our group is developing the control and power transmission components required to implement a permanent and fully sealed left ventricular assist system (LVAS). Starting with the percutaneously powered HeartMate II blood pump, our development efforts are focused in the following areas: a complete redesign of the transcutaneous energy transmission system (TETS) to include a rectification network and autonomous voltage regulation within the secondary coil, a hermetically sealed electronics package containing a miniaturized implementation of the existing redundant drive and control electronics with several power-input options, an implanted rechargeable lithium ion battery pack capable of providing up to 1 h of untethered operation, implantable electrical connectors that allow components to be connected after placement in the body or to be replaced if needed, and a radio telemetry subsystem to transmit diagnostic information and to permit remote adjustment of selected parameters.
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