Sleeve Compresses the Heart (VIDEO)

Boston Children's Hospital

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A soft robotic sleeve that is fitted around the heart, where it twists and compresses the heart's chambers just like healthy cardiac muscle would do.

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Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University

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