Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455806

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455806

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Optimal Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System (TETS) for an Implanted Artificial Heart. This project aims to devise the best way to get electrical power to devices implanted in the human body. The immediate application, the VentrAssist artificial heart, is under pilot trial, in three people to date. In the trial model, the electric lead passes through a hole in the skin, which poses a high infection risk. This project will research a novel, provisionally patented method of inductively transmitting power and signals across the skin, exploiting new ferromagnetic materials, biocompatible coatings and software-controlled electronic circuits. The method should be efficient, secure and infection-proof, with world market potential for all powered medical implants.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-04-2005

End Date: 30-11-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $440,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Biotechnology | Communications Technologies Not Elsewhere Classified | Medical Biotechnology | Other Electronic Engineering |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Cardiovascular system and diseases | Communication equipment not elsewhere classified | Computer hardware and electronic equipment not elsewhere classified

Other Keywords

Cardiovascular system and diseases | Communication equipment not elsewhere classified | Communications Technologies Not Elsewhere Classified | Computer hardware and electronic equipment not elsewhere classified | Medical Biotechnology | Other Electronic Engineering

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