Fig. 2

Electrical analogue model of the Berlin Heart INCOR pump. Plv ad Pas are the left ventricular and systemic arterial pressures respectively. Input (output) pump cannula is modelled with a resistance Rvpi (Rvpo), a compliance Cvpi (Cvpo) and an inertance Lvpi (Lvpo). Qvad is the pump flow and Qvpi (Qvpo) is the input (output) cannula flow