Development of an innovative elector-mechanical artificial organ

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350539
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: Okamoto Eiji 東海大学, 札幌教養教育センター, 教授 (30240633)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MITAMURA YOSHINORI 東海大学, 生物理工学部, 教授 (70002110) ; YAMBE TOMOYUKI 東北大学, 加齢医学研究所, 教授 (70241578)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 人工臓器 / 人工心臓 / 再生医療 / 組織工学 / 人体通信 / 補助循環

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed a new axial flow ventricular assist device that uses organs and tissues as composing elements, and it connects in series with natural heart. We also developed a tissue induced electrode using titanium mesh for the internal communication unit of the new transcutaneous information system using human body as conductive medium. We evaluated them in the animal experiments using goats, and we obtained enough performance to be promising a nest generation a ventricular assist system.

Free Research Field

人工臓器学