Just published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine features an article by John Pepper, KM John Chan, Jemyrr Gavino, Tal Golesworthy, Raad Mohiaddin and Tom Treasure on the PEARS project. It is called “External aortic root support for Marfan syndrome: early clinical results in the first 20 recipients with a bespoke implant” and you can download a copy of the article here.
Year: 2010
PEARS project features in The TCT Magazine
The PEARS project is featured in the latest edition of The TCT Magazine, which covers software and technology for product development and manufacturing. The article is called “To the heart of the matter – CRDM employs rapid manufacturing for a cardio vascular implant” and you can read the article here.
British Medical Journal article
Just published in the British Medical Journal is an article written by Camilla Allen in which she describes her ‘Patient’s Journey’. In this article Camilla describes how having a Personalised External Aortic Root Support allowed her to go through a safe pregnancy and give birth to her daughter.
You can download the article here.
Annual Marfan Asscoiation Information Day
Saturday 13 March saw the annual Marfan Association Information Day at St George’s Hospital in London where the PEARS project was presented at exhibition by Tal Golesworthy and Exstent CEO Peter Gibson. A presentation on the current progress of the project was displayed and Tal Golesworthy took part in the expert panel Q&A session.
An impromptu “birthday” party was held in which Tal, whose ExoVasc® support will be “6” this year, was joined by 3 other ExoVasc® recipients who will reach 5, 2 and 2 years respectively in 2010.
Emerging technology
Saturday 13 March saw the annual Marfan Association Information Day at St George’s Hospital in London where the PEARS project was presented at exhibition by Tal Golesworthy and Exstent CEO Peter Gibson. A presentation on the current progress of the project was displayed and Tal Golesworthy took part in the expert panel Q&A session.
Iteractive Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery article
Professor Tom Treasure, a clinical advisor to Exstent Ltd, has published an article, “The evolution of aortic root surgery for Marfan syndrome” in Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. You can download the article here.
Articles on PEAR
The ExoVasc® Personalised External Aortic Root Support has been the subject of several newspaper articles and a television news report since the start of 2010. Follow the links below to read the articles and watch the report.
- Heart operation
ITV Points West, 26 January 2010 - The engineer who saved his own life with polyester
The Week, 16 January 2010 - Engineer who designed his own lifesaving heart-repair kit
Mail on Sunday, 16 January 2010
- Heart defect sufferer designs his own repair kit
Five News, Five, 12 January 2010 - Patient’s heart ‘repair kit’ treats 19 other sufferers
Western Daily Press, 4 January 2010 - Engineer saves own life by making surgical heart-repair kit… and now others will benefit from his invention
Daily Mail, 4 January 2010 - Engineer shows surgeons better way to fix his heart
Sunday Times, 3 January 2010