Patients with heart disease who are unable to undergo open-heart surgery can instead be treated with a minimally invasive, catheter-based surgery. In this surgery, a clip device is maneuvered via a catheter into the compromised heart valve, but it is difficult to maneuver the clip within the dynamic environment of the heart. Heart Anchors are an inflatable balloon stability system that guides clip equipment and makes it easier to place the clip within the valve.
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Student team
Kelly Connelly
Megan Hurley
Matt Michon
Eric Truong
Anh Vo
Mentoring team
Yih-Yan Lin, PhD
John Petersen II, MD (Cardiology Swedish Hospital)
Jonathan Posner, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
Per Reinhall, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
Mark Reisman, MD (Cardiology)
Alex Veress, PhD
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