Project Challenges
Puzzle Medical Devices Inc., a leading medical device company, developed a minimally invasive multi-pump mechanical circulatory support (MCS), the ModulHeart™, to reduce cardiac stress and improve renal perfusion in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). Puzzle Medical’s design included three parallel endovascular pumps to augment patient perfusion at lower pump speeds than traditional MCSs, preserving blood integrity and reducing the risk of thromboembolic events. Adding additional pumps to the system required significantly smaller components and streamlined design.