US EditionUS man gets titanium heart after his heart experiences ‘end-stage’ failure
- A 58-year-old man in the United States is the first to have his heart replaced with a temporary titanium blood-pumper designed by BiVACOR.
- The BiVACOR artificial heart was implanted at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, functioning without complications for eight days.
- Doctors believe the titanium heart could significantly enhance survival chances for those awaiting heart transplants.
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In major breakthrough, scientists successfully implant heart made of titanium
In a major breakthrough related to artificial heart transplants, scientists at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) were able to carry out implantation using a "titanium-constructed" heart. The operation was conducted as a part of an early feasibility study overseen by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The THI said the heart "is a titanium-constructed biventricular rotary blood pump with a single moving part that utilises a magnetically levi…
How long can a person live with a metal heart? US man gets titanium heart after his heart experiences ‘end-stage’ failure
In a first, a 58-year-old man survived for days with a heart made of titanium after his heart experienced “end-stage” failure, media reports said.
US implants a titanium heart into a patient
Scientific news publication Clinical Trials Arena reported that the Texas Heart Institute and medical device company BiVACOR successfully implanted a titanium heart. The artificial blood pump uses magnet technology akin to trains to circulate blood. The trial was part of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Early Feasibility Study for those waiting for heart transplants. READ: Pig kidney transplant into a human for the first time CTA says pati…
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