An initial animal study of a next-generation transcutaneous C-Pulse® Heart Assist System conducted at Texas Heart Institute in Houston showed that a combined driver and C-Pulse cuff implanted around the heart’s aorta can be successfully powered from a wireless, external battery unit. The driver, which controls the C-Pulse cuff, was miniaturized and implanted inside the animal model. The internal driver powered through the skin using transcutaneous energy transfer (TET), an established technology that uses a high-frequency electromagnetic field to transfer electricity through the skin without wires. The system successfully augmented the animal’s heart function, confirming the viability of a fully-implantable unit.Read more.
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