In a groundbreaking achievement, an Australian man became the first globally to leave a hospital with a total artificial heart implant. The BiVACOR device, invented by Dr. Daniel Timms, has successfully sustained the patient for more than 100 days before a donor heart transplant. Designed for end-stage biventricular heart failure, the device employs magnetic levitation technology to mimic natural heart function, providing a temporary solution until donor hearts become available. With 23 million heart failure patients worldwide, this technology aims to increase the longevity of recipients while paving the way for improved heart treatment options.
The BiVACOR total artificial heart, developed by Dr. Daniel Timms, is the world's first implantable rotary blood pump designed to fully replace a human heart.
This groundbreaking technology uses magnetic levitation to simulate natural blood flow, and while still in clinical trials, it represents a significant advance in heart failure treatment.
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