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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Method and apparatus for measuring contraction characteristics of engineered heart tissue constructs
Applicants:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-eppendorf, Hamburg, DE;
Technische Universität Hamburg-harburg, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Eschenhagen, Hamburg, DE;
Ingra Mannhardt, Hamburg, DE;
Jörg Müller, Buchholz, DE;
Christoph Warncke, Hamburg, DE;
Jördis Weiser, Preetz, DE;
Assignees:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, DE;
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G09B 23/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2472 (2013.01); A61B 5/1108 (2013.01); G09B 23/30 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0252 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0261 (2013.01); A61F 2240/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a novel method for measuring contraction characteristics of engineered heart tissue constructs () which is based on the mechanical coupling of the construct () to a support element () which comprises or is mechanically coupled to a piezoelectric element (). An apparatus () for carrying out the method of the invention is also provided.