Arrythmia control device controlled by the patients

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25560188
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Yambe Tomoyuki 東北大学, 加齢医学研究所, 教授 (70241578)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHIRAISHI YASUYUKI 東北大学, 加齢医学研究所, 准教授 (00329137) ; MYURA HIDEKAZU 東北大学, 加齢医学研究所, 助教 (50451894) ; YOSHIZAWA MAKOTO 東北大学, 加齢医学研究所, 助教 (60166931)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 心房細動 / ペルチェ素子 / 不整脈治療 / 人工臓器 / 完全埋め込み型不整脈治療装置

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is the development of the totally implantable arrythmia control device, which will be controlles by the patients. In the Sendai quake, a lot of patients had arrhtmia and cardiovascular events. If we have arrthmia control device, it will good news for the patients.
Arrthysmia control device was invented in this grants and patent was offered to the patent office.

Free Research Field

人工臓器