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Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Mar 02, 2015 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Adriana Nicholson, BME PhD Candidate, Medical Device Development Facility (Loeb Lab)
Talk Title: Electronics Design and In Vivo Evaluation of a Wirelessly Rechargeable Fetal Micropacemaker
Abstract: A miniaturized, self-contained pacemaker that could be implanted with a minimally invasive technique would dramatically improve the survival rate for fetuses that develop hydrops fetalis as a result of congenital heart block. We are currently validating a device that we developed to address this clinical need. Preclinical studies are underway to demonstrate that the device can be implanted via a minimally invasive approach, can induce effective contractions of the heart muscle with an adequate safety factor, and can successfully operate for the required device lifetime of three months using the previously-developed closed loop transcutaneous recharging system. I will present our progress in realizing the implant system and a method that we developed to evaluate the quality of each implantation in real time.
Host: Stanley Yamashiro
Location: OHE 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
