Thirty years ago on Dec. 2, 1982, in the darkest hours of the morning, cardiothoracic surgeon William DeVries, MD, carefully removed the ravaged heart of Dr. Barney Clark—a heart that tore like tissue ...

Clark's predicament coincided with the FDA approving a new artificial heart for human implantation, a device known as the Jarvik 7. It was named for one of its key developers, Dr. Robert Jarvik ...

Margaret Schroeder saw a report on local television last week suggesting her husband, artificial heart recipient William Schroeder, might be suicidal as a result of depression over his medical cond… ...

It was implanted in Barney Clark, a 61-year-old retired dentist, on Dec. 2, 1982, at the University of Utah. The surgery was led by Dr. William C. DeVries. Clark had severe heart disease and was ...

On Dec. 2 that year, Dr. William C. DeVries led the pioneering surgical team that implanted the Jarvik-7 model, made of aluminum and plastic, in a 61-year-old retired Seattle dentist, Barney B. Clark.

William DeVries, a cardio-thoracic surgeon became recognized around the world as the surgeon who implanted the first Jarvik-7 in dentist Barney Clark in December 1982. He received his medical degree ...

Dr. Robert Jarvik, developer of artificial hearts, speaks on Jan. 30, 2007, ... which was implanted in dentist Barney Clark in 1982, to the National Museum of American History.

On this day in 1982, William C. DeVries implanted the first permanent artificial heart in Barney Clark; the aluminum and plastic device was called the Jarvik-7. Clark lived for 112 days tethered ...

It was implanted in Barney Clark, a 61-year-old retired dentist, on Dec. 2, 1982, at the University of Utah. The surgery was led by Dr. William C. DeVries. Clark had severe heart disease and was ...

It was implanted in Barney Clark, a 61-year-old retired dentist, on Dec. 2, 1982, at the University of Utah. The surgery was led by Dr. William C. DeVries. Clark had severe heart disease and was ...