Tecnun is working on development for the next generation of vascular medical devices.
The research is carried out in the framework of the European project Blood2Power, whose researchers gave quotation in Tecnun last week.
25 | 10 | 2024
Researchers of the department Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of Tecnun have been working for the last year on the development of the next generation of vascular medical devices. The research is carried out in the framework of the Europeanproject Blood2Power, whose researchers were given quotation in Tecnun last week. The meeting was attended by some members of the European consortium, led by the i3S institute, and composed of Tecnun-School of Engineering of the University of Navarra, the Institute of Materials Physics of the University of Porto (IFIMUP) and the Medical University of Vienna.
As pointed out by Andoni Beriain, researcher who leads the project at Tecnun, "the final goal is to work multidisciplinary to reduce mortality caused by cardiovascular diseases, which currently accounts for 16.8 million deaths per year worldwide".
Specifically, Tecnun researchers Andoni Beriain, Noemí Pérez, Daniel Valderas, Javier Díaz, Antonio Zelada, Shahabi Mehdi and Yordanis Alonso will work on the development electronic system and an energy management unit. "The project aims to develop an intelligent vascular prosthesis capable of generating energy and self-controlling its operation and we have been working on it for a year," notes Beriain. The final goal , as he explains, is that "these data can be collected and transmitted to an external device, such as a mobile. Sending alerts can improve prevention and response to cardiovascular events.
