Engineers Try to Redesign Heart Pump

Alison Marsden, Assistant Professor of Medical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of California at San Diego, and colleagues are working on a computer simulation to develop a better designed heart pump, to analyze the flow patterns in the Berlin heart, and to alleviate its risks that can cause blood clots.

---

More From SAE Media Group

Motion Design INSIDER

MIT Engineers Design a Robotic Replica of the Heart’s Right Chamber

Tech Briefs

Improved Approach to Single-Ventricle Heart Surgery for Infants

Medical Design Briefs

Artificial Aorta Reduces Blood Pressure

Medical Design Briefs

Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain from Microvascular Disease

More

Medical Design Briefs

Project Aims to Improve LVADs

Medical Design Briefs INSIDER

Wearable Vest System Monitors Heart Failure

Medical Design Briefs

Heart Pump with Behind-the-Ear Power Connector

Tech Briefs

Robotic Sleeve Hugs the Heart to Keep it Beating

Medical Design Briefs

‘Bionic’ Pacemaker Reverses Heart Failure

Tech Briefs

Non-Intrusive Heart Valve Replacement Procedure

Medical Design Briefs

Bioprosthetic Heart Valves Get a Boost From Modeling and Flow Visualization

Robotics & Automation INSIDER

Custom, 3D-Printed Robotic Hearts

Tech Briefs

First Entirely Soft Artificial Heart Beats Almost Like the Real Thing

Tech Briefs

Innovative Cardiac Pump for Weakened Hearts

Tech Briefs

Artificial Intelligence Tech Set to Transform Heart Imaging

Medical Design Briefs

Novel Algorithm on Wearable Devices Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat, May Prompt Early Care

Motion Design INSIDER

Treating Liver Cancer with Microrobots Piloted by a Magnetic Field

Medical Design Briefs

Less-Invasive Ventricular Assist Device for Late-Stage Heart Failure

Medical Design Briefs

New Polymer Heart Valves Improve Patient Outcomes

Tech Briefs

NASA Motor Technology Now Helps Pump Children's Hearts

Medical Design Briefs

A New Frontier for Cardiac Monitoring

Tech Briefs

Optical Defibrillation: Light Tames Lethal Heart Disorders in Lab Tests

Tech Briefs

Soft Robotic “Sleeve” Fits Around the Heart to Help it Beat

Medical Design Briefs

Soft Robot Offers New Treatment Option for Heart Failure

Tech Briefs

Smart Stent Detects Narrowing of Arteries

Medical Design Briefs

AI System Enables Contactless Heart Monitoring

Medical Design Briefs

Wearable Belt with Sensors Accurately Measures Heart Failure 24/7

Medical Design Briefs

Inside the OEM: Johnson & Johnson MedTech Maintaining Its Edge

Medical Design Briefs INSIDER

Real-time Blood Monitor Saves Doctors Critical Time During Surgery

Medical Design Briefs INSIDER

Breakthrough: Long-Term Heart Valve Developed for Children