Peer-Reviewed Publications

Estimation of Systemic Vascular Resistance Using Built-In Sensing From an Implanted Left Ventricular Assist Device
2019 | ASME JESMDT

Preload Sensitivity with TORVAD Counterpulse Support Prevents Suction and Overpumping
2019 | CVET

A Novel Toroidal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Minimizes Blood Trauma: Implications of Improved Ventricular Assist Device Hemocompatibility
2019 | Ann Thorac Surg

Scaling the low-shear pulsatile TORVAD for pediatric heart failure
2017 | ASAIO Journal

Preservation of native aortic valve flow and full hemodynamic support with the TORVAD using a computational model of the cardiovascular system
2015 | ASAIO Journal

Verification of a computational cardiovascular system model comparing the hemodynamics of a continuous flow to a synchronous valveless pulsatile flow left ventricular assist device
2013 | ASAIO Journal

Improved left ventricular unloading and circulatory support with synchronized pulsatile left ventricular assistance compared with continuous-flow left ventricular assistance in an acute porcine left ventricular failure model
2010 | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Conference Abstracts

Pressure estimation with the TORVAD using a model-based Kalman filter
2019 | ISMCS

Model-Based Kalman Filtering for Pressure and Flow Estimation
2019 | GRC – Assisted Circulation

Challenges in Design Scaling: Using a Computational Toolbox for Scaling a Positive Displacement Device
2018 | ASAIO

Physiological Control with a Synchronous Positive Displacement Rotary Piston Pump
2018 | ASAIO

Continuous Estimation of Dynamic Differential Pump Pressure with a Rotary Piston Pump
2018 | ASAIO

Synchronous Counterpulse Support Preserves Aortic Valve Flow and Maintains Frank-Starling Autoregulation
2017 | ISMCS

Initial Bench Top and Animal Testing with the Pediatric TORVAD Confirms Low-Shear Pumping and Synchronization
2017 | ISMCS

Starling Curves and the End Diastolic Pressure Volume Relationship
2017 | ISMCS

Automatic Response of Pulsatile Circulatory Assist Using Heart Rate, Rhythm, and Differential Pump Pressure
2017 | ISMCS

Favorable effect of controlled gap, low rotational speed, positive displacement pulsatile flow pumping on the reduction of blood trauma in vitro and in vivo
2017 | GRC – Assisted Circulation

Automatic optimization of pulsatile circulatory assist using continuous intrinsic analysis of heart rate, rhythm, and trans pump pressure
2017 | GRC – Assisted Circulation

Low shear and thromboresistance in the synchronous pulsatile adult and pediatric TORVAD
2017 | ASAIO

Design and development of a hybrid mock circulation loop for hardware-in-the-loop validation of ventricular assist devices
2017 | ASAIO

Low-shear TORVAD ventricular assist device preserves von Willebrand factor in chronic ovine model
2016 | ASAIO

Direct measurement of the LV-aortic differential pressure using the TORVAD ventricular assist device
2015 | ASAIO

Preservation of high molecular weight vWF and low hemolysis with the low shear TORVAD ventricular assist device
2015 | ASAIO

Development of an implantable pulsatile pediatric ventricular assist device
2015 | ASAIO