He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart. It was later used in patients awaiting an organ ...

Key Takeaways Dr. Robert Jarvik created the first artificial heart used in humansHe's died from complications of Parkinson’s ...

The New York Times reported last week that Dr. Robert K. Jarvik, who led the development of the first artificial heart, ...

In 1982, a man named Barney Clark received the Jarvik-7 total artificial heart. Doctors removed his failing biological heart and replaced it with a plastic and metal device to circulate blood to ...

Dr. Robert Jarvik, who was a key designer of the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human, died on Monday in his ...

It was implanted in Barney Clark, a 61-year-old retired dentist ... newer versions like the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart have been implanted in more than 1,700 people worldwide, mostly ...