# Project Hridyantra – Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology

**Source**: https://gsmst.iitk.ac.in/project-hridyantra/
**Parent**: https://gsmst.iitk.ac.in/

##### Project Hridyantra

##### Research focus:

Research Focus: Project Hridyantra is targeted towards developing an advanced assist device of a human heart, capable of compensating for the loss of performance of a weakened left ventricle. This assist device, abbreviated LVAD, is an electro-mechanical pump with associated controls and magnetically levitated motor, implanted in the pericardial space, providing support to the patient suffering from an end-stage heart failure. The project involves detailed design and development of a novel impeller connected to a contactless motor, with surface characteristics that ensure improved blood compatibility and minimal damage.

##### Possible outcomes:

- The new design of the medical device will incorporate improved flow paths, reduced blood damage, longer life, lower noise and vibrations, minimal weight and volume, low cost.
- Sensors for and sensor-less magnetically levitated motor designs will be developed.
- Advanced mock circulation loop to replicate the human circulatory support system is being developed not only for LVAD but other devices needed for cardiovascular support.
- Surface engineering to improve the hemocompatibility of blood contacting surfaces will be enabled.
- Simulation tools for the creation of a family of implantable devices will be configured.

##### Associated Faculty:

| Name | Parent Department |
| --- | --- |
| Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty |  |
| Dr. Sourav K Bhunia | Principal R&D Engineer, Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. USA |
| Mr Yashdeep Kumar | Global Director, Stryker Technology Center, USA |
| Dr. Julius Punnen |  |
| [Dr. Niraj Sinha](https://iitk.ac.in/new/niraj-sinha) | Mechanical Engineering |
| [Dr. K. Muralidhar](https://www.iitk.ac.in/new/k-muralidhar) | Mechanical Engineering |
| [Dr. Pranav Ramkrishna Joshi](https://www.iitk.ac.in/new/index.php/pranav-ramkrishna-joshi) | Mechanical Engineering |
| [Dr. Kantesh Balani](https://home.iitk.ac.in/~kbalani/) | Material Science and Engineering |
| [Dr. Santanu Mishra](https://iitk.ac.in/new/santanu-mishra) | Electrical Engineering |
| [Dr. Jayandharan G. Rao](https://www.iitk.ac.in/bsbe/jayandharan-g-rao) | BSBE |
| [Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay](https://www.iitk.ac.in/bsbe/amitabha-bandyopadhyay) | BSBE |
| [Abirami S](https://3.6.22.182/lvad-project/Postdoc%20Fellows) | Postdoc Fellows |
| Jay Prajapati | Postdoc Fellows |
| Kartikeya Dixit | Postdoc Fellows |
| Mandeep Singh Rana | Postdoc Fellows |
| Pratik Nag | Postdoc Fellows |
| Rushit Bhanderi | Postdoc Fellows |
| Supriya Das | Postdoc Fellows |
| Sunita Mehta | Postdoc Fellows |
| Vikas Kannojiya | Postdoc Fellows |
| [Phool Chand Gond](https://3.6.22.182/lvad-project/Technicians) | Technicians |
| H.P. Sharma | Technicians |

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