Developing blood-contacting medical devices like ventricular assist pumps demands rigorous testing. Not only must the device deliver the right flow and pressure, but it also needs to minimize red blood cell damage (hemolysis). Predicting hemolysis early in the design phase can save time and reduce costly prototype testing. One of the most reliable ways to […]

When it comes to developing blood-contacting medical devices such as ventricular assist devices (VADs), the ability to accurately predict flow and hemolysis inside rotating pumps is critical. After validating our computational approach on the simpler FDA Nozzle Benchmark, we moved on to the more challenging FDA Pump Benchmark — a full centrifugal blood pump model […]