Innovative Heart Pump Design

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology have come up with a heart pump design that allows blood to flow in the opposite direction, allowing adequate flow to both sides of the heart. More specifically, the design uses independent impellers which enables blood to flow at a higher pressure to the left chamber and a lower pressure to the left chamber, as required by the heart. The device is the first to integrate the functions of two pumps into one unit. Currently, double pump technology requires the two pumps to work independent of each other. The design is expected to be patented.

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