Project Hridyantra

Research focus:

Research Focus: Project Hridyantra is targeted towards developing an advanced assist device of a human heart, capable of compensating for the loss of performance of a weakened left ventricle. This assist device, abbreviated LVAD, is an electro-mechanical pump with associated controls and magnetically levitated motor, implanted in the pericardial space, providing support to the patient suffering from an end-stage heart failure. The project involves detailed design and development of a novel impeller connected to a contactless motor, with surface characteristics that ensure improved blood compatibility and minimal damage.

Possible outcomes:

The new design of the medical device will incorporate improved flow paths, reduced blood damage, longer life, lower noise and vibrations, minimal weight and volume, low cost.
Sensors for and sensor-less magnetically levitated motor designs will be developed.
Advanced mock circulation loop to replicate the human circulatory support system is being developed not only for LVAD but other devices needed for cardiovascular support.
Surface engineering to improve the hemocompatibility of blood contacting surfaces will be enabled.
Simulation tools for the creation of a family of implantable devices will be configured.

Associated Faculty:

Name	Parent Department
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
Dr. Sourav K Bhunia	Principal R&D Engineer, Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. USA
Mr Yashdeep Kumar	Global Director, Stryker Technology Center, USA
Dr. Julius Punnen
Dr. Niraj Sinha	Mechanical Engineering
Dr. K. Muralidhar	Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Pranav Ramkrishna Joshi	Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Kantesh Balani	Material Science and Engineering
Dr. Santanu Mishra	Electrical Engineering
Dr. Jayandharan G. Rao	BSBE
Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay	BSBE
Abirami S	Postdoc Fellows
Jay Prajapati	Postdoc Fellows
Kartikeya Dixit	Postdoc Fellows
Mandeep Singh Rana	Postdoc Fellows
Pratik Nag	Postdoc Fellows
Rushit Bhanderi	Postdoc Fellows
Supriya Das	Postdoc Fellows
Sunita Mehta	Postdoc Fellows
Vikas Kannojiya	Postdoc Fellows
Phool Chand Gond	Technicians
H.P. Sharma	Technicians