A local engineer may have unlocked the secret to a new heart pump technology that could end up saving lives.
Chris Suprock recently built a new artificial heart pump out of his Exeter workshop.
Suprock, 27, earned a PhD in engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He started his engineering company, Suprock Technologies, in 2007.
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His new new heart pump takes advantage of ferrofluid, a magnetic liquid that activates the pump to mimic a natural heart. It runs on a wireless power transmitter, a safer alternative to current heart pumps that uses wires – something that can cause infections.
Suprock is working with several companies to expand his idea.
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He is seeking grassroots funding for his project through Indiegogo, a website for entrepreneurs and others to raise money through crowdfunding.
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