Dassault Systèmes, along with a slew of partner companies, has released the first 3D heart model from its Living Heart Project. The simulator is intended for clinicians, as well as researchers and medical device developers, to be used as a testing platform without resorting to employing a real organ. It behaves very much like the real heart both mechanically and electrically, and so can be relied on as a tool in pre-clinical research. The heart comes configured in a healthy state, with the accompanying software allowing users to manipulate it by adding defects and implanting virtual devices. The results of potential procedures and tests on different versions of implants being studied can help lead to new cardiac therapies and improvements in existing ones.
The folks behind the project plan to continue refining the model, as well as expanding the simulation to include other organs and body systems.
Here’s a video overview of the Living Heart Project:
Link: Living Heart Project…
Source: Dassault Systèmes…