Design and Evaluation of a Fully Implantable Control Unit for Blood Pumps

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Input power</td><td align="center">Driver electronics</td><td align="center">Microcontroller</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Wireless <br/>safety</td><td align="center">Add rectifier <br/>Add battery</td><td align="center">Adapted to wide voltage input range</td><td align="center">Monitor TET voltage <br/>Monitor battery voltage</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Autonomous</td><td align="center">Automatic switching,  recharging as soon as TET is connected</td><td align="center">Provide coil currents</td><td align="center">Control of the motor trajectory by control of the motor currents</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Efficiency</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Utilization of small number of efficient components with low heat production</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Geometry</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Utilization of small packages and low number of electrical components</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Influence of the different requirements on each part of the control unit.

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Table 1: Design and Evaluation of a Fully Implantable Control Unit for Blood Pumps 