Continuous Flow Artificial Heart

MIT’s Technology Review has an excellent article discussing a new concept for artificial hearts – continuous flow pumps. Advantages of continuous flow also known as rotor-style or axial pumps:

• Smaller size
• More durable
• Better response to changes in the body’s need for varying blood flows

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