Mechanical circulatory support systems at Tokyo Medical and Dental University

This paper describes mechanical circulatory support devices (MCSD) which are under development at Tokyo Medical and Dental University in collaboration with Tokyo Institute of Technology. They include para-corporeal magnetic levitated (Mag-lev) centrifugal blood pump, implantable Mag-lev centrifugal blood pump, extra-corporeal pediatric centrifugal blood pump, and implantable pulsatile ventricular assist device (VAD) and totally replacement artificial heart system.