Wall thickening
Mean free-contraction measurement, silicone prototypeBiomimetic cardiac innovation
More than a pump. Closer to a heart.
Bringing Natural Motion To Artificial Hearts. We are rethinking artificial cardiac technology from the movement of the living heart outward.
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01 / The insight
A heart does more than pump.
Every heartbeat is a choreography of motions. The ventricle thickens, shortens, and twists before relaxing again. These movements are fundamental to how the living heart works. What if artificial cardiac systems could be designed from that same choreography?
01ThickeningThe ventricular wall moves inward as it contracts.
02ShorteningThe heart changes shape along its long axis.
03TwistingHelical architecture produces a coordinated torsional motion.
04RelaxationThe chamber returns toward its filled configuration.
02 / Our approach
Inspired by anatomy.
Designed around motion.
Our research explores a soft artificial ventricle built around continuous, torus-inspired muscular pathways. Rather than treating the heart as a chamber that simply squeezes, we design around the coordinated deformation of its walls.
01Nested-tori-inspired myoarchitecture
02Soft pneumatic actuation
03Ventricular wall thickening and twist
04Experimental prototype and mock-loop validation
AN ORGANIC GEOMETRY OF MOTION / CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION
03 / Experimental foundation
Beyond a vision.
Built and tested.
Physical soft-ventricle prototypes have been studied in free-contraction experiments and a mock circulatory loop. These research results provide an initial foundation for a much longer journey toward usable products.
Apical rotation
Mean free-contraction measurement, silicone prototypeStroke volume
Reported mock-loop performance, silicone prototype; test-condition dependentResearch-stage prototype results are illustrative, come from different experimental setups, and do not establish clinical safety, durability, hemocompatibility, or implantable-device readiness. Detailed protocols and datasets can be discussed with research collaborators.
04 / Road to impact
One idea.
Several ways to matter.
Our long-term destination is a biomimetic implantable artificial heart. Along the way, we are exploring applications with different engineering, validation, and regulatory demands.
Cardiac simulation & education
Physical heart-motion models for teaching, hands-on training, and experimental cardiac research.
Potential early application · Product validation needed
Device & in-vitro testing
A physiologically inspired motion platform for studying devices and flow under controlled laboratory conditions.
Potential early application · Performance requirements to define
Digital-twin validation
Physical benchmarking environments to compare computational predictions with measured mechanical behavior.
Potential early application · Validation protocols needed
Tissue engineering platforms
Investigating whether programmable cardiac-like deformation can support dynamic bioreactors and tissue studies.
Exploratory concept · Biological feasibility untested
Extracorporeal circulation
Exploring possible pumping concepts for external circulation, subject to major blood-compatibility and safety requirements.
Exploratory concept · Substantial engineering and regulatory risk
Advanced cardiac research systems
Customizable research environments for investigating mechanical loading, cardiovascular physiology, and novel treatment approaches.
Exploratory concept · User needs to validate
The north star / Long-term moonshot
An artificial heart that moves more like a living one.
Our ambition is a fully implantable soft biomimetic total artificial heart. Realizing that vision will require major advances in durability, blood compatibility, physiological control, reliability, and clinical validation.
05 / The people
Curiosity brought us here. Purpose takes us further.
ToriCardia is an emerging venture rooted in interdisciplinary research in bioengineering, cardiovascular mechanics, and soft robotics. We are building the collaborations needed to translate research into practical impact.
VENTURE INITIATOR / RESEARCHER
Dr. Kasra Osouli
Dr. Kasra Osouli
Mechanical engineering and bioengineering researcher working at the interface of computational biomechanics, soft actuation, and artificial cardiac systems.
06 / Connect
Let's bring something more human to artificial hearts.
We welcome conversations with researchers, clinicians, potential partners, and early supporters who share our belief in motion-inspired cardiac technology.
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