A Minimally Invasive, Translational Method to Deliver Hydrogels to the Heart Through the Pericardial Space
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rom the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Petit Institute for Bioengineering an echnology, Atlanta, Georgia; Innovatië LifeSciences, Santa Clara, California; Division of Ca mory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Division of Cardiology, Atlanta VA Me 3 Labs-Translational, Testing and Training Laboratories, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Campbell a n a patent application filed by Emory University on technology related to the delivery device. ompany, CorAmi LLC, which seeks to commercialize this technology but as of yet has no in roperty. Funded by Coulter Translational Research Partnership, Georgia Research Alliance. A ave no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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