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CARDIOLOGY CLINICS
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 609-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2011.08.002
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Free-Range Resonant Electrical Energy Delivery system; Ventricular assist device; Heart disease; Heart failure; Wireless power; Mechanical support
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Heart failure is a terminal disease with a very poor prognosis. Although the gold standard of treatment remains heart transplant, only a minority of patients can benefit from transplants. Another promising alternative is mechanical circulatory assistance using ventricular assist devices. The authors envision a completely implantable cardiac assist system affording tether-free mobility in an unrestricted space powered wirelessly by the innovative Free-Range Resonant Electrical Energy Device (FREE-D) system. Patients will have no power drivelines traversing the skin, and this system will allow power to be delivered over room distances and will eliminate trouble-prone wirings, bulky consoles, and replaceable batteries.
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