Origami-Inspired And Remotely Adjustable Pediatric Heart Implant
Pediatric pulmonary artery band (PAB) using origami-inspired fabrication that is remotely adjustable after implantation. Problem: Congenital heart defects affect 1% of births in the United States and can lead to irregular blood flow through the main pulmonary artery (MPA). A pulmonary artery band (PAB) is an implant that can be placed on the MPA to...A Fully Automated, Origami-Inspired Approach for Manufacturing Self-Assembling, Self-Reconfiguring, and Reprogrammable Structures.
An origami-based approach to generate complex shapes by folding magnetically programmed sheets. Problem: Shape-changing materials are desirable in applications such as soft robotics, implantable and wearable devices, minimally invasive medicine, and micromachines. Common control signals used for self-folding, such as temperature, diffusion, and capillary...Inventor(s):
Cynthia Sung, Gabriel Unger
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