In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart
The titanium device’s underlying principles were first envisioned in 2001 by a biomedical engineer named Daniel Timms. Timms, a plumber’s son, started by mimicking a human circulatory system using hardware store pipes and valves,
Patient has bionic heart for 100 days, leaves hospital
A man has lived for more than 100 days with an artificial maglev heart working inside his chest. In a landmark moment, he was discharged earlier this year, becoming the first person in the world to leave the hospital with the device embedded in his body.
Man Survives with Titanium Heart for 100 Days—A World First
An Australian man in his forties has become the first person in the world to leave hospital with an artificial heart made of titanium. The device is used as a stopgap for people with heart failure who are waiting for a donor heart, and previous recipients of this type of artificial heart had remained in US hospitals while it was in place.
Australian man becomes first to leave hospital with titanium heart
The man, who suffered from severe heart failure, lived with the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH), a blood pump made of titanium, for more than 100 days before receiving a heart transplant in March.
Man lives 100 days with artificial titanium heart in world-first medical success
The patient, a man in his 40s from New South Wales, received the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) during a six-hour procedure at St. Vincent's Hospital
World-first: Australian patient walks out of hospital with artificial heart
An Australian man has become the first person in the world to be discharged from hospital with a total artificial heart implant, according to a recent report by The Guardian.
Australian Man Survives a Record 105 Days with Artificial Titanium Heart While Awaiting Donor
An Australian man with severe heart failure lived for a record 105 days with a metal heart while he waited for a donor heart to become available. He's the first person in the world to be discharged from the hospital with the titanium device, living at home for about a month before receiving his donor heart.
Man Survives with Artificial Titanium Heart for 100 Days
A man in Australia becomes the first to survive 100 days with a titanium artificial heart before receiving a transplant.
World First: Man Leaves Hospital With Life-Saving Titanium Heart
In early February, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to leave hospital with a virtually unbreakable heart made of metal.
In 'First-Of-A-Kind' Surgery Man Lives For 100 Days With Artificial Heart Made Of Titanium
An Australian man lived for over 100 days with an artificial titanium heart before successfully receiving a donor transplant, marking the longest recorded survival with the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart.
Patient With Artificial Heart Smashes Survival Record
The patient, an Australian man in his 40s, lived with his fully functional heart implant long enough to be discharged from ...
Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial
An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest ...
World’s first artificial heart recipient discharged, marking medical breakthrough
The recipient underwent a six-hour operation in November, surviving on the artificial heart for over 100 days until a donor ...
Australian medicine’s historic first
Australian surgeons have completed one of the world’s first life-changing surgeries that doctors say is a “revolutionary ...