Hridyantra
An Advanced Implantable Blood Pump for Heart Failure Patients
Device specifications/features
- Biocompatible Titanium Alloy
- Compact design and implantable dimensions
- Continuous Flow Blood Pump
- Efficient electrical motor and drive system
- Engineered Surfaces for Biocompatibility
- Minimum Adverse Events Probability
A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical pump implanted in patients with weakened hearts to support the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart to pump blood more effectively.
A cost effective technology developed at IIT Kanpur
Novel blood flow path design
Well balanced rotor pump assembly with MAGLEV technology
Improved Biocompatibility
A "Make in India" Device, developed by IIT Kanpur, with superior performance and advanced and improved technology, to minimise adverse events in patients and enhance their quality-of-life post -implantation
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are life-saving mechanical pumps designed for people with severe heart failure, when the heart can no longer keep blood moving through the body on its own. By taking over much of the heart’s pumping work, LVADs restore healthy blood flow and can dramatically reduce the debilitating symptoms of heart failure. The device is implanted by an open-chest surgery under general anaesthesia. Once in place, the pump is powered and controlled by equipment worn outside the body, connected through a small cable that passes through the abdomen. This system allows the device to support the heart and sustain vital circulation continuously.
The device will support patients suffering from advanced heart failure or congestive heart failure (CHF), Stage D, or end-stage heart failure. In the future, the advanced mock circulation loop can be used for other cardiovascular support. The device will serve both as the bridge to transplantation and as destination therapy. Initiated in May 2022, the project brings together a multidisciplinary team from academia and hospitals to deliver an innovative, sustainable solution to India’s growing burden of heart failure.
Faculty Members
Dr. Niraj Sinha
Mechanical Engineering
Additive Manufacturing, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Prosthetic Devices, Nanotechnology
Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Skeletal development and differentiation
Dr. Nikunj Bhagat
Electrical Engineering and Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Neural & Bio-signal processing, Medical Instrumentation, Brain-machine interfaces, Functional Electrical Stimulation, rehabilitation Engineering
Dr.Jayandharan G. Rao
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Gene therapy: Neuro-ophthalmic disorders; Blood disorders; Cancer gene therapy; Human molecular genetics
Dr. Kantesh Balani
Materials Science and Engineering
Biomaterials, Computational Modeling, CNT Reinforced Nanocomposites, Nanomechanics & Tribology
Dr. Mandeep Singh Rana
Electric Vehicle automation and maglev drive, power electronic converters design and control
Clinicians
Dr. Devi Shetty
Cardiac Surgeon and Founder of Narayana Health
Cardiothoracic surgeon, pediatric cardiac surgery, valve repairs, pulmonary endarterectomy, Ross procedure, redo heart surgery, and surgery for aortic aneurysms
Dr. Sandeep Attawar
Founder Director & Chair of Advanced Heart Failure, KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad
Heart and lung transplants, Complex cardiac surgery, heart bypass surgery, valve repair and replacement surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, Mechanical circulatory support
Dr. Aditi Singhvi
Cardiologist, Narayan Hrudayalaya, India
Angioplasty -PTCA, Coronary Angiogram, CT Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty -PTCA
Dr. Julius Punnen
Cardiac Surgeon, Narayan Hrudayalaya, India
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support Chronic Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, Heart Valve Tissue Banking
Dr. Naresh Trehan
Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta Heart Institute, Gurugram
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplant
Dr. Ramakant Panda
Chairman of the Asian Heart Institute
Total arterial revascularization, off-pump, By pass surgery, Coronary artery bypass grafting, beating heart surgery, redo bypass surgery, valve repair, and complex aneurysms
Dr. Ajay Kaul - (Fortis Healthcare)
Chairman, Cardiac Science, Fortis Hospital, Noida
Total Arterial coronary bypass surgery, Paediatric cardiac surgery, Heart Valve repairs, Surgery for aneurysm and surgery for cardiac failure, Left Ventricular Assist Device (Artificial Heart), Heart Transplant, and Implantation of various devices for heart failure.
Dr. Thangaraj Paul Ramesh
MBBS, FRCS - Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai
Atrial Fibrillation Surgery, Endocarditis,Thoracic Surgery, Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair, Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, Pulmonary Embolectomy
Dr. D.C. Sharma
Veterinary surgeon, Palamur Biosciences, Hyderabad
Management of pre-clinical studies for medical devices, cardiac devices testing and coronary interventions, functional safety testing of medical devices in large animals
Team
Dr. Supriya Das
Project Executive Officer
Medical device development, Surface modifications (design and fabrication) Biocompatibility studies of medical devices (cells, blood), Chemical toxicology, Materials Chemistry, Wearable diagnostic sensor, Project design and execution, Regulatory Compliance
Dr. Vinay Kumar Tripathi
Senior Student Research Associate
Bio instrumentation and data acquisition, Motor and drive control testing on a centrifugal pump and its optimization, Closed loop feedback control, Pump Characteristics
Mr. Rushit M Bhanderi
Project Executive Officer
Project planning, Active and passive medical device development, Patent analysis, Designing (Mechanical), Manufacturing (Mechanical), Testing (Mechanical), Data analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance
Mr. Akshay Namdeo
Senior Project Engineer
Design (Mechanical), Manufacturing (Mechanical), Cellular Metamaterials, Surface Engineering and Tribology, Biocompatibility studies
Abhishek Kumar
Project Engineer
Electronics & Drives, Circuit Design, Controller Optimisation, In-vitro test-pump characteristics PCB design, Motor fabrication, Quality Assurance
Mr. Phool Chand Gond
Project Technical Officer
Mr. Harindra P Sharma
Project Technical Officer
Mr. Manoj Sharma
Senior Technical Superintendent
Patents
Collaborations
Visits
Defence Medical staff
Dr Anil Lalwani and Dr Renu B Lalwani
Dr Devi Shetty
Dr Lyle D. Joyce and Dr Julius Punnen
Dr Shabnam Bashir
Mr. Rakesh Gangwal and Mr. Hemant Jalan
The Niti Aayog
Mr. Rakesh Sharma
Mr. Narayana Murthy