Development of an implantable fluid drainage device for lymphedema treatment

• Unité de recherche: INNOSUISSE
• Numéro de projet: 18021.1 PFLS-LS
• Titre du projet anglais: Development of an implantable fluid drainage device for lymphedema treatment

Description succincte (Allemand)

Development of an implantable fluid drainage device for lymphedema treatment

Description succincte (Anglais)

Development of an implantable fluid drainage device for lymphedema treatment

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Allemand)

This project is a feasibility study in the domain of lymphedema treatment. The aim is to verify whether it is possible to drain fluids from a chronic edematous area back to the systemic circulation, through an implanted micro-catheter integrated with a micropump.|Our approach aims to mimic the functionality of lymphatic vessels, impaired in lymphedema-affected limbs, in order to restore physiological lymph circulation. To validate this approach, a novel micropump system will be designed, built and tested in a preclinical model of lymphedema.

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

This project is a feasibility study in the domain of lymphedema treatment. The aim is to verify whether it is possible to drain fluids from a chronic edematous area back to the systemic circulation, through an implanted micro-catheter integrated with a micropump.|Our approach aims to mimic the functionality of lymphatic vessels, impaired in lymphedema-affected limbs, in order to restore physiological lymph circulation. To validate this approach, a novel micropump system will be designed, built and tested in a preclinical model of lymphedema.