Novel Power Supply for Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Information

• Research Project
• 6587469

• ApplicationId

  6587469

• Core Project Number

  R44HL069711

• Full Project Number

  2R44HL069711-02

• Serial Number

  69711

• FOA Number

• Sub Project Id

• Project Start Date

  6/1/2001 - 25 years ago

• Project End Date

  1/31/2005 - 21 years ago

• Program Officer Name

  BALDWIN, TIM

• Budget Start Date

  2/1/2003 - 23 years ago

• Budget End Date

  1/31/2004 - 22 years ago

• Fiscal Year

  2003

• Support Year

  2

• Suffix

• Award Notice Date

  -

Organizations

• Giner Electrochemical Systems LLC

[unreadable] DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An improved external power supply for left ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts is proposed. The presently used rechargeable battery packs are heavy and require frequent recharging. Since the cardiac patients who use these devices must carry the power supplies, improved patient mobility and quality of life would be provided by a lightweight instantly refuelable power supply. A lightweight, compact, safe and reliable direct methanol fuel cell would fulfill this need. The Phase I program demonstrated a simplified direct methanol fuel cell based on a novel method for supplying the fuel to the fuel cell. The fuel cell will be further developed in the proposed Phase II program, with improvements in fuel cell performance and weight reduction. A simplified fuel cell system will be developed through system modeling and planned experiments. The program will culminate in fabrication and demonstration of a prototype miniaturized 10 W, 80 Whr power supply.

IC Name

• Activity

  R44

• Administering IC

  HL

• Application Type

  2

• Direct Cost Amount

• Indirect Cost Amount

• Total Cost

  369780

• Sub Project Total Cost

• ARRA Funded

• CFDA Code

  837

• Ed Inst. Type

• Funding ICs

  NHLBI:369780\

• Funding Mechanism

• Study Section

  ZRG1

• Study Section Name

  Special Emphasis Panel

• Organization Name

  GINER ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, LLC

• Organization Department

• Organization DUNS

  157030656

• Organization City

  NEWTON

• Organization State

  MA

• Organization Country

  UNITED STATES

• Organization Zip Code

  02466

• Organization District

  UNITED STATES