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Comparison of Different Types of Blood Pumps

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Comparison of different types of blood pumps

Nowadays, there are two main types of blood pumps: kinetic pumps and positive displacement pumps.
Kinetic pumps:
Centrifugal pump is one of the most familiar kinetic pumps. A centrifugal pump converts the input power to kinetic energy in the liquid by accelerating the liquid by a revolving device - an impeller. The most common type is the volute pump. Fluid enters the pump through the eye of the impeller which rotates at high speed. The fluid is accelerated radically outward from the pump chasing. A vacuum is created at the impellers eye that continuously draws more fluid into the pump. The energy created by the pump is kinetic energy according the Bernoulli Equation. The energy transferred …show more content…

Different with centrifugal pumps, rotary pump use rollers along flexible tubing to provide the pumping stroke and give direction to the flow. For example, piston or diaphragm pumps * Pistons * this pump uses motor driven syringes that are equipped with suitable valves, delivering pulsatile flow * limited to low output capacity * Bar Compression * blood moves from the alternate compression and expansion of the tube or bulb between a moving bar and a solid back-plate * Diaphragm Pumps * with a flat diaphragm or finger shaped membrane made of rubber, plastic, or metal, blood is propelled forward * Ventricle Pumps * a compressible chamber mounted in a casing and are activated by displacement of liquid or gas in the casing
Reference: Development of rotary blood pump technology: past, present, and future (Yukihiko Nose, M.Yoshikawa, S.Murabayashi, and T.Takano, department of surgery, Baylor College of medicine, Houston, Texas,

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