Introduction

SHARE India is leading a collaborative initiative to advance bioengineering research in Indian engineering institutes by partnering with medical institutions, industries, and device developers to foster indigenous innovation in medical devices.

Short-term goals

The project’s immediate objective is to develop a cost-effective extracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), with the longer-term moon-shot goal of creating a total artificial heart.

Progress includes the design and successful in-vitro testing of a blood pump prototype, with minimal hemolysis results, developed in collaboration with Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (CBIT), Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal (KITS), Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Ghatkesar, Hyderabad (SNIST) and AIG Hospital, while Vasantha Tool Crafts advances injection moulding of critical components.

Assembly utilizes specialized robotic and UV curing equipment procured by KITSW, and maglev motor development is underway with Laxven and VEM Electronics.

Preclinical animal studies are ongoing at Palamur Biosciences with surgical teams from AIG Hospitals and KITSW.

This project demonstrates a robust, multidisciplinary approach to next generation cardiac device research.