“Heart Simulator;” Intelligent Ventricular Assist Device
November 27, 2012 | Terry Sharrer
Engineers at the University of Leeds have been working on an “intelligent ventricular assist device” for several years, in which they envision wrapping the heart in a spring cage with pressure sensors and actuators that will coordinate the sequence of beats. To advance their idea, without animal testing, they have created a heart simulator that can measure the pressure volumes involved in compression. MORE
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