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UBCO researchers mechanical heart valve one step closer to animal, clinical trials
UBCO’s Dr. Hadi Mohammadi has just put his iValve heart valve through its paces—comparing its viability to other valves ...
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.
BiVACOR’s Total Artificial Heart Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
BiVACOR, a clinical-stage medical device company developing the world’s first titanium Total Artificial Heart (TAH), today announced that its device has received Breakthrough Device Designation from ...
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Dr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79
Key Takeaways Dr. Robert Jarvik created the first artificial heart used in humansHe's died from complications of Parkinson’s ...
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.
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This 14-Year-Old Built an App That Detects Heart Diseases in Seconds
In trials in India, Siddarth Nandyala detected and diagnosed more than 40 patients with potential cardiovascular diseases, ...