Schroeder was only the second permanent artificial-heart recipient; the first, Barney Clark, survived 112 days. Dr. Robert Jarvik, developer of the heart, spoke with reporters after the Schroeder ...

Dr. Albert Starr, a world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon who co-invented and implanted the first artificial heart valve at OHSU in 1960, died last week at the age of 98. The cause of death was ...

The world’s first robotic-assisted implantation of an artificial heart pump was successfully performed at Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC). HeartMate 3, the ...

A new contender has now arrived in the BiVACOR TAH (total artificial heart), which just had the first prototype implanted in a human patient. Unlike the typical membrane-based pumps, the BiVACOR ...

based in Anaheim, California, to manufacture artificial heart valves for human use—the first such company in the world. I remained in Oregon to continue the project as a consultant to Edwards ...

Undoubtedly this is the start of an evolution towards a true 'artificial pancreas' which could transform treatment of diabetes. The first ever device ... nerves and the heart – and all with ...

Here’s something we thought we’d never see on Hackaday. [Chris Suprock] is developing an artificial heart he calls Steel Heart. It’s an artificial heart powered by electromagnets and ...

Undoubtedly this is the start of an evolution towards a true 'artificial pancreas' which could transform treatment of diabetes. The first ever device ... nerves and the heart – and all with ...

OPB has premiered a new documentary that traces the development of the world’s first successful artificial mitral heart valve by a young, Oregon-based cardiac surgeon and a retired engineer.

A revolutionary new artificial heart impact could change heart transplants in the future. The device is in the early stages of approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and only a few have ...

RIYADH — King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has successfully performed the world’s first robotic-assisted implantation of an artificial heart pump (HeartMate 3) ...