The Holland Hybrid Heart project is creating a special new artificial heart. This heart uses soft robotics and cells from the patient themselves to allow patients with heart failure to live better, without needing a donor heart.
Work on this project has been ongoing for years; follow the progress here.
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The Holland Hybrid Heart is a unique concept that will be further developed over the next 7 years.
Holland Hybrid Heart aims to improve the quality of life for patients with heart failure.
The most important feature is that the entire heart is made of soft materials and that the way it beats resembles a healthy heart.
We hope to be able to help the first patient with heart failure with the Holland Hybrid Heart in 10 years.
The goal of the Holland Hybrid Heart is to make a new treatment possible for patients with severe forms of heart failure.
The Holland Hybrid Heart integrates soft robotics and tissue engineering to develop a soft hybrid heart, revolutionizing the treatment of severe heart failure.
Hybrid means that the heart will consist partly of soft robotics and partly of cells from the patient themselves. The most important feature is that the entire heart is made of soft materials and that the way it beats resembles a healthy heart. This will result in fewer complications and improve the quality of life for patients with heart failure.
Our main goal is to develop a solution for patients with advanced heart failure so that their life expectancy and quality of life improve significantly compared to current treatments.
We hope to be able to help the first patient with heart failure with the Holland Hybrid Heart in 10 years. That is our ambition, and we are working hard on it. For all patients with heart failure.
Better quality of life
The new heart beats more like a real heart, reducing complications and allowing patients to feel better and live more comfortably.
Few donor hearts
Many patients are waiting for a heart transplant, but there are not enough donor hearts. This new hybrid heart can offer a solution.
Fewer risks and complications
This heart is made partly from the patient's own cells and soft materials, which makes it safer and reduces problems such as blood clots and infections.
See the full article on the Holland Hybrid Heart website here.
