Finocchiaro T., Cuenca Navalon E., Fiehe S., Fritschi A., Heinke S., Spillner J., Autschbach R., Leonhardt S., Laumen M.,Timms D., Schmitz-Rode T., Steinseifer U.; Software Controlled Mock Circulation Loop for Validation of TAH and VAD Controls; ESAO Congress, Skopje; 2010.
Finocchiaro T. et al; ReinHeart Device Update, 5th European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit, Bad Oeynhausen, 2010.
Laumen, M., Kaufmann T., Timms D., Gregory, S., Moritz, A., Schmitz-Rode T., Steinseifer U.; Flow Analysis of VAD in- and outflow cannula positioning using a naturally shaped ventricle and aortic branch, Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps (ISRBP), 1-3 October 2009, Singapore
Fritschi, A; Kwant, PB; Finocchiaro, T; Cuenca-Navalon, E; Laumen, L; Schmitz-Rode, T; Steinseifer, U; Conceptual design of a centrifugal integrated pump for heart recovery; The International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps Annual Meeting, Singapore, 2009
Finocchiaro T, Fritschi A, Navalon EC, Schmitz-Rode T, Morshuis M, Korfer R, Schulte-Eistrup S, Steinseifer U; Analysis of flow patterns in the Total Artificial Heart “ReinHeart”, ESAO Conference 2009, Int J Artif Organs. 2009;32(7): 392-392
Finocchiaro T., Safi S., Gester K., Steinseifer U., Schmitz-Rode T.;Sonderanwendungen von dynamischen und statischen zugversuchen in der kardiovaskulären Technik, Medizin Symposium, Ulm, Fa. Zwick, 2009.
M. Laumen, T. Finocchiaro, A. Fritschi, E. Cuenca Navalon, T. Schmitz-Rode, M. Morshuis, R. Körfer, S. Schulte-Eistrup, U. Steinseifer; ANALYSIS OF FLOW PATTERNS IN THE TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART “REINHEART”; Esaio 2009, Compiègne, France; Int J Artif Organs. 2009;32(7): 392-392
Penzkofer T, Bruners P, Isfort P, Elfring R, Fritschi A, Van Roost F, Hormes M, Günther R, Schmitz-Rode T, Mahnken AH;
Vascular Electromagnetic Tracking: experiences in phantom and animal cadaveric models; World Congress 2009 München
Finocchiaro T., Laumen M., Cuenca E., Fritschi A., Steinseifer U., Schmitz-Rode T., Schulte-Eistrup S., Morshuis M. & Körfer R.; ACcor - Total Artificial Heart, 3rd European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit, 2008.
S. Schulte-Eistrup, A. Fritschi, D. Timms, T. Finocchiaro, M. Morshuis, U. Steinseifer, T. Schmitz-Rode, R. Körfer; BOCAD - Bad Oeynhausen Cardiac Assist Device, 3rd European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit, 2008.
Laumen M, Finocchiaro T, Schmitz-Rode T, Korfer R, Banayosy AE, Steinseifer U; GEOMETRY AND FLOW OPTIMIZATION OF THE AACHEN TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART "ACcor"; ESAO Conference 2008, Int J Artif Organs. 2008;31(7): 594-594
Laumen M., Finocchiaro T., Gräf F. Schmitz-Rode T., Schulte-Eistrup S., Körfer R., Steinseifer U.; Optimization of the Aachen total artificial heart “ACcor” - Anatomic fitting and flow measurement; eMBEC Congress 2008, Engineering for Health, 23-27 November 2008, Antwerp, Belgium17th
Finocchiaro T., Kwant P. B., Banajosi A. E., Koerfer R., Schmitz-Rode T. & Steinseifer U.; ACcor, Aachen Total Artificial Heart, 41. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik, Aachen, 2007.
Finocchiaro T., Kwant P. B., Kaufmann R., Verkroost M., Stienseifer U. & Schmitz-Rode T.; VERSUS Ventricular Recovery Support System, Gemeinsame Jahrestagung derDeutschen, Schweizerischen und Österreichischen Gesellschaft für biomedizinische Technik, Zürich, 2006.
Finocchiaro T., Kwant P. B., Steinseifer U., Verkroost M., Brouwer R., Rakhorst G. & Schmitz-Rode T.; VERSUS (VEntricular Recovery SUpport System) status update , World Congress of Biomechanics, München, 2006.
Finocchiaro T., Mussmann B., Kwant P. B. & Reul H.;Regelung eines pulsatilen Herzunterstützungssystems (VAD); Tagungsband Automed; 2004.
A. J. Fritschi, M. Laumen, T. Finocchiaro, M. Halai, S. Spiliopoulos, S. Schulte-Eistrup, C. Egger, T. Schmitz-Rode, U. Steinseifer; Computer Aided Anatomical Fitting as a method to improve the design of Cardiovascular Implants; ESAO and IFAO Congress Porto, Int J Artif Organs, 34(8):706–707, 2011
D. Timms, S. Schulte-Eistrup, F. Boening, M. Kraemer, A. Frischi, R. Graefe, T. Kaufmann, T. Schmitz-Rode, U. Steinseifer, R Koerfer;
Improved suspension and physiological characteristics of the bocad LVAD; Int J Artif Organs. 2009;32(7): 424-424
D. Timms, S. Schulte‐Eistrup, F. Boehning, A. Fritschi, T. Kaufmann, T. Schmitz‐Rode, U. Steinseifer, R. Koerfer; The BoCad LVAD – An inexpensive device for cardiac assistance, ASAO 2009, Dallas:
M. Leßmann, T. Finocchiaro, U. Steinseifer, T. Schmitz-Rode and K. Hameyer, Concepts and designs of life support systems, The 7th International Conference on Computation in Electromagnetics, CEM, Brighton, UK, April 2008
T. Finocchiaro, R. Körfer, M. Leßmann, K. Hameyer, T. Schmitz-Rode and U. Steinseifer, New Drive Concepts for the Aachen Total Artificial Heart, The 55th Anual Conference, ASAIO, San Francisco, USA June 2008
T. Finocchiaro, U. Steinseifer, T. Schmitz-Rode, K. Hameyer, M. Leßmann, R. Körfer and M. Laumen, Direct drive concepts fort he Aachen Total Artificial Heart
, The European Society of Artificial Organs Annual Meeting, Cetre Médical Universitaire, Genevo, Switzerland, September 2008
A Pohlmann, M Leßmann, T Finocchiaro, A Fritschi, U. Steinseifer, T Schmitz-Rode and K. Hameyer; Drive optimisation of a pulsatile Total Artificial Heart, Archives of Electrical Engineering, volume 60, number 2, pages 169-178, ISSN 0004-0746, 2011,
Andre Pohlmann, Marc Leßmann, Andreas Fritschi, Thomas Finocchiaro, Ulrich Steinseifer and Kay Hameyer; Experimental Validation of the linear drive train for a Total Artificial Heart System; LDIA 2011; Eindhoven; The Netherlands; TU Eindhoven; 112 – 113; ISBN 978-90-386-2523-2; 07; 2011
Laumen M, Kaufmann T, Timms D, Schlanstein P, Jansen S, Gregory S, Wong KC, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U.; Flow analysis of ventricular assist device inflow and outflow cannula positioning using a naturally shaped ventricle and aortic branch; Artif Organs. 2010 Oct;34(10):798-806.
Kaufmann TA, Hormes M, Laumen M, Timms DL, Schmitz-Rode T, Moritz A, Dzemali O, Steinseifer U; Flow distribution during cardiopulmonary bypass in dependency on the outflow cannula positioning. Artif Organs. 2009;33(11): 988-92
Kaufmann TA, Hormes M, Laumen M, Timms DL, Linde T, Schmitz-Rode T, Moritz A, Dzemali O, Steinseifer U; The impact of aortic/subclavian outflow cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac support: a computational fluid dynamics study. Artif Organs. 2009;33(9): 727-32
T. Finocchiaro, S. Heinke, M. Behbahani, M. Lessmann, M. Laumen, U. Steinseifer, T. Schmitz-Rode, S. Leonhardt, M. Behr, and K. Hameyer; Methods of design, simulation, and control for the development of new vad/tah concepts; Biomed Tech (Berl), 54(5):269–281, 2009.
M. Leßmann, T. Finocchiaro, U. Steinseifer, T. Schmitz-Rode and K. Hameyer, Concepts and designs of life support systems, IET Science, Measurement & Technology, 2(6): 499-505, 2008
Finocchiaro, T.; Butschen, T.; Kwant, P.; Steinseifer, U.; Schmitz-Rode, T.; Hameyer, K. & Lessmann, M; New Linear Motor Concepts for Artificial Hearts; IEEE Trans. Magn., 2008, 44, 678-681
Kwant, P. B.; Finocchiaro T.; Förster, F.; Reul, H.; Rau, G.; Morshuis, M.; Banayosi, A. E.; Körfer, R.; Schmitz-Rode, T. & Steinseifer, U; The MiniACcor: constructive redesign of an implantable total artificial heart, initial laboratory testing and further steps;Int J Artif Organs, Helmholtz Institute, Aachen, Germany, 2007, 30, 345-351
Boehning F, Timms DL, Amaral F, Oliveira L, Graefe R, Hsu PL, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U. Evaluation of Hydraulic Radial Forces on the Impeller by the Volute in a Centrifugal Rotary Blood Pump. Artif Organs. 2011, 35, 818-825.
Borchardt R, Schlanstein P, Arens J, Graefe R, Schreiber F, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U. Description of a flow optimized oxygenator with integrated pulsatile pump. Artif Organs. 2010, 34, 904-910.
Graefe R, Borchardt R, Arens J, Schlanstein P, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U. Improving oxygenator performance using computational simulation and flow field based parameters. Artif Organs. 2010, 34, 930-936.
Graefe R, Timms D, Boehning F, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U. Investigation of the Influence of Volute Design on Journal Bearing Bias Force using CFD. Artif Organs. 2010, 34, 760-765.
Timms D, Schulte-Eistrup S, Boening F, Kraemer M, Frischi A, Graefe R, Kaufmann T, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U, Koerfer R. Improved Suspension and Physiological Characteristics of the BOCAD LVAD. Int J Artif Organs. 2009;32(7): 424-424.