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For the first time in Israel: Artificial heart is transplanted successfully
Hadassah doctors performed the country’s first-ever complete artificial heart transplant on a 63-year-old patient, offering ...
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Robert Jarvik, who co-designed the first permanent artificial heart, dies at 79
Dr. Robert Jarvik, who was a key designer of the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human, died on Monday in his ...
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BiVacor wins FDA breakthrough nod for Total Artificial Heart
BiVacor announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its Total Artificial Heart (TAH) system.
Dr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world’s first permanent artificial heart used ...
Robert Jarvik dies; designer of first permanent artificial heart implanted in WA man
The Jarvik-7 artificial heart, made of aluminum and plastic, was implanted in 1982 in a retired Des Moines, Wash., dentist, Barney Clark. He lived for 112 days.
Robert Jarvik, the University of Utah doctor who designed the first permanent artificial heart, dies at 79
He worked with a team at the University of Utah to design the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human.
Robert Jarvik, 79, Dies; a Designer of the First Permanent Artificial Heart
He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart. It was later used in patients awaiting an organ ...