3D Printing of the Heart for Catheter Based Cardiac Interventions

Project Description:
Percutaneous intervention of structural heart disease is dependent on accurate anatomical information of the cardiac structure, which is usually obtained by cardiac ultrasound, CT and/or MRI. However, these imaging technologies have several potential drawbacks, including artifacts and 2D image projections of the complex 3D cardiac anatomy with significant pathology.

The goal of this project is to develop innovative ways to create 3D printed models of the focused cardiac anatomy that are targets of percutaneous intervention from routinely used imaging data of cardiac ultrasound so the 3D models may be used to deliver anatomically accurate information of the target structure in clinical assessment and pre-procedure planning.

Project Mentor:
Engineering Mentor: William C. Tang, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UCI, wctang@uci.edu
Physician Mentor: Jin Kim, MD PhD, Department of Cardiology, UCI, jkim13@uci.edu
 

Team Members:

Jennifer Barrientos, Kyle Tatsumi Brumm, Roy Alexander Garcia, Weiding Huang, Lourdes Maldonado...

Bubtech

Our technology will be a dual component system that combines both negative pressure wound therapy and micro-nanobubble technology. With both technologies, our product will provide a steady stream of super-oxygenated fluid to irrigate and aerate the wound through a foam dressing while simultaneously acting as a vacuum to suck up all the debris, fluid, and infected tissue in and around the wound into a waste collection system. These two therapies, together, would kick-start the healing process, while preventing bacterial infection, reducing the time a patient spends in the hospital, the cost in treating their wounds, and further complications that would require surgery.

 

Learn more about bubtech and the team here: http://www.bubtech.uci.design/

Department Website

BioENGINE brings together diverse resources at UCI, including the School of Medicine, Samueli School of Engineering, Bren School of Information and Computer Science, Beckman Laser Institute, UCI Athletics, and UCI Beall Applied Innovation, along with industry leaders and other key stakeholders to collectively define and develop real-world, near-term solutions to some of the greatest high-tech and med-tech challenges. Through rigorous coursework and interdisciplinary, team-based experiential learning, BioENGINE trainees will become the high impact healthcare innovators of tomorrow.

The BME/MSE Senior Design Project Program at UCI is a critical component of the BioENGINE program, as it is designed to bridge academic learnings with real-world design challenges in the engineering industry. The benefits on industry involvement include:

  • Access to emerging technology via student project mentorship.
  • Building relationships with world-class UCI faculty
  • Access to special facilities at UCI and Applied Innovation (e.g. maker space, specialized shared facilities on campus, etc.)
  • Recruiting from a pool of high-impact students prior to graduation (i.e. next-gen workforce experientially trained in both technical and business aspects of product development).
  • Sponsorship – promote your brand by providing funds to support the next generation of health innovators. Contributions are tax deductible.

Many of the BME/MSE Senior Design Projects have corporate mentors. See our library of current and past projects: http://www.projects.uci.design/
If you have a project idea, would like to be a mentor, and/or would like to sponsor a project, please contact:

Dr. Christine King
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Biomedical Engineering
kingce@uci.edu 

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