Title :
Real-time graphics display and simulation for the intra aortic balloon pump
Author :
Phou, Hong M. ; Ohley, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI, USA
Abstract :
A system was developed to simulate the operation of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) console, and the corresponding patient response. It displays aortic pressure and left ventricular pressure as sliding waveforms in real-time, as well as all of the IABP controls. The system is designed to execute in a PC architecture. The embedded arterial model is based on a multiple-order nonlinear system model of the vascular system. This allows health care professionals to practise controlling an IABP without using a commercial pumping console. Thus, the software is a very useful educational platform.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; cardiology; computer aided instruction; computer graphics; digital simulation; haemodynamics; medical computing; microcomputer applications; physiological models; pumps; IABP console; IABP control practice; IABP controls; PC architecture; aortic pressure; cardiac assist device; educational platform; embedded arterial model; intra aortic balloon pump; left ventricular pressure; multiple-order nonlinear system model; patient response; real time graphics display; real-time; simulation; sliding waveforms; software; temporary support; vascular system; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Displays; Graphics; Heart; Hospitals; Immune system; Medical services; Sliding mode control; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1992., Proceedings of the 1992 Eighteenth IEEE Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Kingston, RI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0902-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1992.285993