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Cost effectiveness of artificial organ technologies versus conventional therapy by Mussivand, T, Kung, R T, McCarthy, P M, Poirier, V L, Arabia, F A, Portner, P, Affeld, K

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Heart Booster: a pericardial support device by Kung, Robert T.V, Rosenberg, Meir

“…Background. Congestive heart failure is a pervasive disease afflicting millions of people. For many, their quality of life can be significantly improved by a…”
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Device reliability by Mussivand, T, Keon, W J, Hoeppner, D W, Ciarkowski, A A, Kung, R T, Freeland, W J, Butler, K C

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Temperature-controlled laser photocoagulation of soft tissue: In vivo evaluation using a tissue welding model by Poppas, Dix P., Stewart, Robert B., Massicotte, J. Mathieu, Wolga, Andrea E., Kung, Robert T.V., Retik, Alan B., Freeman, Michael R.

“…Background and Objective Laser surgical procedures involving photocoagulation of soft tissue have relied on subjective visual endpoints. The thermal damage to…”
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Vascular Tone Estimation in Patients Implanted with the AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart by Kung, Robert T.V., Zhang, Hong

“…:  The AbioCor implantable replacement heart provides continuous hydraulic pressure data that are used for control purposes. The magnitude of the end systolic…”
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Laser assisted vascular welding with real time temperature control by Stewart, Robert B., Benbrahim, Aziz, LaMuraglia, Glenn M., Rosenberg, Meir, L'Italien, Gilbert J., Abbott, William M., Kung, Robert T.V.

“…Background and Objective Previous studies in laser assisted vascular welding have been limited by the lack of a reliable end point for tissue fusion. As a…”
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Long-term mechanical circulatory support system reliability recommendation: American Society for Artificial Internal Organs and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Long-term mechanical circulatory support system reliability recommendation by Pantalos, George M, Altieri, Frank, Berson, Alan, Borovetz, Harvey, Butler, Ken, Byrd, Glenn, Ciarkowski, Arthur A, Dunn, Rosalie, Frazier, O.Howard, Griffith, Bartley, Hoeppner, David W, Jassawalla, Jal S, Kormos, Robert H, Kung, Robert T.V, Lemperle, Bette, Lewis, Jeffrey P, Pennington, D.Glenn, Poirier, Victor L, Portner, Peer M, Rosenberg, Gerson, Shanker, Rhona, Watson, John T

“…Jointly developed by members of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons along with staff from the Food and…”
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Circulatory support 1991. The Second International Conference on Circulatory Support Devices for Severe Cardiac Failure. Long-term biventricular assist by Hahn, C J, Pierce, W S, Olsen, D B, Butler, K, Kung, R T

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Long-term mechanical circulatory support system reliability recommendation: American Society for Artificial Internal Organs and Society of Thoracic Surgeons: long-term mechanical circulatory support system reliability recommendation by Altieri, F, Berson, A, Borovetz, H, Butler, K, Byrd, G, Ciarkowski, A A, Dunn, R, Frazier, O H, Griffith, B, Hoeppner, D W, Jassawalla, J S, Kormos, R H, Kung, R T, Lemperle, B, Lewis, J P, Pantalos, G M, Pennington, D G, Poirier, V L, Portner, P M, Rosenberg, G, Shanker, R, Watson, J T

“…Jointly developed by members of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons along with staff from the Food and…”
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An atrial hydraulic shunt in a total artificial heart. A balance mechanism for the bronchial shunt by Kung, R T, Yu, L S, Ochs, B, Parnis, S, Frazier, O H

“…An implantable TAH must be able to maintain physiologic atrial pressures over a range of left side shunt flows, which in humans can range up to 5% of the total…”
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A tubular pediatric ventricular assist device. Design considerations and system characteristics by Kung, R T, Champsaur, G L

“…A clinical need exists for the short-term use of pediatric ventricular assist device in children and small infants who are critically ill with heart failure…”
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Chronic in vivo evaluation of an electrohydraulic total artificial heart by Parnis, S M, Yu, L S, Ochs, B D, Macris, M P, Frazier, O H, Kung, R T

“…Development of the Abiomed total artificial heart (TAH) designed for human use is progressing. Implant durations of longer than 60 days have been achieved in…”
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A compact and noise free electrohydraulic total artificial heart by Yu, L S, Finnegan, M, Vaughan, S, Ochs, B, Parnis, S, Frazier, O H, Kung, R T

“…The ABIOMED total artificial heart (TAH) is designed for long-term tether-free use in patients with end-stage heart disease. Blood pumping is achieved through…”
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Life testing of implantable batteries for a total artificial heart by Powers, R A, Wolga, A E, Ochs, B D, Yu, L S, Kung, R T

“…Although lithium cells may promise to be ideal as a rechargeable internal battery for a TAH, NiCd cells remain the most easily accessible off the shelf energy…”
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Optical saturation characteristics of CH3OCH3 and CCl3F by Kung, R. T. V., Sirchis, M.

“…Saturation characteristics of CH3OCH3 and CCl3F were investigated in the intensity range 107 to 5×108 W/cm2 using a nanosecond CO2 laser. The ratio of the…”
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VASCULAR TONE IN PATIENTS IMPLANTED WITH THE ABIOCOR® IMPLANTABLE REPLACEMENT HEART by V. Kung, R. T., Zhang, H.

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INDIRECT BRONCHIAL SHUNT FLOW MEASUREMENTS IN ABIOCOR® IMPLANTABLE REPLACEMENT HEART RECIPIENTS by Bhunia, S. K., V. Kung, R. T.

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IN VITRO SIMULATOR FOR AN IMPLANTED REPLACEMENT HEART by Zhang, H., V. Kung, R. T.

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Vaporization of reactive salts by Kung, R. T. V, Roberts, R

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A unique left-right flow imbalance compensation scheme for an implantable total artificial heart by Kung, R T, Ochs, B, Singh, P I

“…A new method has been developed for accommodating the difference between pulmonary and arterial flows in a totally implantable, hydraulically actuated total…”
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