Soft robotic ventricular assist device with septal bracing for therapy of heart failure

Abstract

A soft robotic device assists blood flow in isolated left or right heart failure by applying rhythmic loading to either ventricle.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 22, 2017
Source ID
10.1126/scirobotics.aan6736

Entities

People

  • Christopher J Payne
  • Colette Abah
  • Conor J. Walsh
  • Daniel Bautista-Salinas
  • David Van Story
  • Isaac Wamala
  • Markus A Horvath
  • Mossab Saeed
  • Nikolay V Vasilyev
  • Pedro J Del Nido
  • Thomas Thalhofer

Organizations

  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Technical University of Munich
  • United States Department of Defense
  • Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy