MPS Microsystems is working in partnership with a customer to produce hydraulic components intended to actuate the pump of an artificial heart. By selecting appropriate materials, using perfect surface finishes and complex micron-corrected geometry, this motor pump is able to reproduce the natural heart beat; the pulsatile flow created makes it possible to achieve 230 million cycles over 5 years.

Part of the assembly of components is carried out by matching and shrinking for perfect control of dimensional constraints. Glued joints (PEEK/aluminium and PEEK/steel) for this heart pump are made on plasma-prepared surfaces, guaranteeing repeatability.

With the device, MPS Microsystems positions itself as the partner of choice for the development and manufacturing of implantable solutions in the fields of mechanical circulatory support and ventricular assist devices.