TY - GEN
T1 - An intraventricular soft robotic pulsatile assist device for right ventricular heart failure
AU - Park, Evelyn
AU - Mehandru, Nikhil
AU - Beltran, Tonatiuh Lievano
AU - Kraus, Erik
AU - Holland, Dónal
AU - Polygerinos, Panagiotis
AU - Vasilyev, Nikolay V.
AU - Walsh, Conor J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014/12/2
Y1 - 2014/12/2
N2 - Due to its more complex geometry and motion, right ventricular heart failure (RVHF) is less understood than left ventricular heart failure and has fewer treatment options. There are currently no mechanical circulatory support devices designed specifically for the right ventricle. This work presents the design of a ventricular assist device (VAD) which leverages the specific geometry and lower pressure of the right ventricle (RV) in order to avoid the major pitfalls of current VADs. The device consists of a contracting linear actuator spanning the RV, bringing its walls together and assisting in the ejection of blood from the ventricle.
AB - Due to its more complex geometry and motion, right ventricular heart failure (RVHF) is less understood than left ventricular heart failure and has fewer treatment options. There are currently no mechanical circulatory support devices designed specifically for the right ventricle. This work presents the design of a ventricular assist device (VAD) which leverages the specific geometry and lower pressure of the right ventricle (RV) in order to avoid the major pitfalls of current VADs. The device consists of a contracting linear actuator spanning the RV, bringing its walls together and assisting in the ejection of blood from the ventricle.
KW - cardiac surgery
KW - right ventricular heart failure
KW - soft robotics
KW - ventricular assist device
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U2 - 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972898
DO - 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972898
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84940706109
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC
BT - Proceedings - 2014 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2014
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2014 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2014
Y2 - 25 April 2014 through 27 April 2014
ER -