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A cheaper, safer heart pump, also better for women?

(Hat tip to Bodyhack) MYOTECH’s cardiac support technology, known as the MYOTECH cardiac support system, consists of a flexible polymer “cup” that is installed through a small incision in 2-3 minutes. It operates by compressing and expanding bi-directionally, enabling the cup to restore the input and output of blood to life-sustaining levels when the heart is unable to do so on its own. The device supplies the energy that allows a failing or arrested heart to resume pumping.

“Since it does not contact circulating blood, the device promises to significantly reduce the risk of clotting and stroke, bleeding, and infection, which are problems that plague existing devices,” Helfer explains. “These advantages are especially helpful for women in heart failure, because they experience a higher rate of device-related complications than do men.”