MiTiHeart Corporation
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MiTiHeart Corporation is a product technology company specializing in ventricular assist devices for patients suffering from congestive heart failure. The MiTiHeart LVAD is an implantable left ventricular assist device being developed by MiTi for distribution by MiTiHeart Corporation, which is a subsidiary of MiTi.
LVAD
MiTiHeart's LVAD design uses non-contact magnetic bearings in a design that optimizes blood flow through the pump. The design reduces thrombi formation and blood damage by shear. The use of non-contact bearings eliminates tribo-compatibility issues.
Company and Key Personnel Awards
Said Jahanmir, Ph.D., President & CEO
- ASME Dedicated Service Award (1995)
- STLE International Award (1997)
- ASME Mayo D. Hersey Award (2001)
Dr. Jahanmir was featured in the May 2004 Tribology & Lubrication Technology Article "20 minutes with Said Jahanmir"
Patented Technology
The company uses intellectual property developed by its parent company Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc.
- Pump Having Magnetic Bearing for Pumping Blood and the Like: U.S. Patent 6,201,329.
- Combination Magnetic Radial and Thrust Bearing: U.S. Patent 6,717,311.
- Redundant Thrust Bearing for Magnetically Levitated Blood Pump: US Patent Disclosure in Process
External links
- MiTiHeart - LVAD technical details
- Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc.
- FDA page on Ventricular Assist Devices
- Ventricular Assist Devices at Health Centers Online
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
