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Saavrom
Cardiac surgery represents a great risk to the life of the patient. Cardiac valve replacement is one of the most difficult surgeries a person can undergo. It is thus desirable to avoid this type of surgery in children.
This project is a design proposal for a cardiac valve prosthesis to be used in infants. Its main characteristic is its ability to change in size as the heart grows. Prostheses currently in use are of a fixed size and are a viable solution for adults. In the case of child patients, however, the size of the prosthesis poses a problem, since the heart continuously grows throughout childhood.
A cardiac valve successively opens and closes in time with the heartbeat, helping to regulate blood flow. There are several models of fixed-size cardiac valve prostheses. The main advantage that ‘Saavrom’ presents is its ability to “grow” in accordance with heart growth. It helps reduce the number of surgical interventions a child requiring cardiac valve replacement will be subjected to.
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Finding of the jury:
Contributing design solutions to the medical field is an inherently difficult and risky undertaking, due to the high demands for precision and functional efficiency. This concept offers a strong solution to the problem it addresses, placing emphasis on the requirements of small children. The project presents extensive research and the results of impressive functional analysis, which are detailed in the design proposal.
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