Soft robot helps the heart beat Date: January 18, 2017 Source: Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Summary: A customizable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat has ...

Doctors proved the device worked by implanting it in pigs with heart capacity reduced to 45 percent by drugs. Once applied, it boosted cardiac output to 97 percent of healthy levels. At the same ...

Scientists have developed a customisable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, an advance that paves the way for new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure.

That’s the goal of an intriguing new research project, which involves the creation of an innovative soft robotic sleeve that wraps around a biological heart and helps it to beat through a ...

Soft robot helps the heart beat Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Journal Science Translational Medicine Funder Boston Children's Hospital, Director's Challenge ...

Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital researchers have developed a customizable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, potentially opening new treatment options for ...