An artificial heart pump specially designed for children with heart failure has been developed. It is much smaller than existing ventricular assist devices (VAD). It can be used even for newborns. It has been named PediPump, and developed by biomedical engineers and doctors at the Cleaveland Clinic. The PediPump efficiently moves blood without damaging too much red blood cells.
The device has two versions: one has a design similar to conventional VAD, with inflow conduit in the ventricle and outflow conduit at the artery. The second design the pump’s inflow is in the ventricle, and the outflow in the artery.
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