ELISHAHEART

The ElishaHeart Group is developing a breakthrough in the treatment of end stage Heart Failure. The ElishaHeart* patented innovation will significantly improve the performance of heart assist devices by emulating the function of the natural healthy heart. This breakthrough technology promises to save thousands of lives each year and improve the quality of life for many more patients with heart failure... The ElishaHeart technology brings an entirely new design concept to pulsatile ventricular assist devices. An expansile (elastic) pumping bladder is used. This is in contrast to the flexible pumping bladder or diaphragm used in current pulsatile devices. This expansile pumping bladder emulates the action and function of the walls of the natural heart. During the filling phase (diastole) the walls of the pumping bladder are stretched by drawing a vacuum on the driving side of the bladder. Elastic energy is stored in the walls of the bladder and this energy is then used to pump, or help..

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