The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart has a single moving part – a levitated rotor that’s held in place by magnets. - BiVACOR An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while ...

SynCardia Systems will work with design firm Hydrix on the development of the Emperor, a next-gen, fully implantable Total ...

Artificial sweeteners, like aspartame and xylitol, offer sweetness without the calories of sugar. But are they actually ...

Dr. Robert Jarvik, who was a key designer of the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human, died on Monday in his Manhattan home at age 79. Jarvik received his medical degree at the ...

An Australian man has made medical history by becoming the first person to survive more than 100 days with a total artificial heart before successfully receiving a donor transplant. The groundbreaking ...

Australian company BiVACOR has revealed a patient implanted with its artificial heart survived for 100 days – and is still with us after receiving a donated organ.… The un-named man had heart disease ...

“We are excited to commence this critical development with SynCardia, a highly regarded global leader in advanced heart replacement technology,” said Gavin Coote, Executive Chairman of Hydrix. “It ...

- Patent portfolio secures innovation for the future of heart replacement - The Company expects to continue expanding its portfolio globally to safeguard the durable and efficient mechanisms, advanced ...

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...