An Australian man lived with a titanium artificial heart for more than 100 days before receiving a real heart.

The patient, an Australian man in his 40s, lived with his fully functional heart implant long enough to be discharged from the hospital.

A New South Wales man with heart failure lived with the artificial heart for over 100 days while waiting to be matched with a heart donor.

The Australian man was the sixth person to to receive the device called BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH), but the first ...

On July 26 of last year, we reported that the first maglev artificial heart made by the BiVACOR company had been implanted inside the body of a patient at the Texas Heart Institute. The goal of ...

The recipient underwent a six-hour operation in November, surviving on the artificial heart for over 100 days until a donor heart transplant could occur in early March. BiVACOR CEO Dr Daniel Timms ...

“The entire BiVACOR team is deeply grateful to the patient and his family for placing their trust in our Total Artificial Heart,” he said in the statement. “Their bravery will pave the way ...

An Australian man with severe heart failure received a metal heart and was well enough to be discharged from the hospital while he waited for a donor. He is now recovering successfully from heart ...

“The entire BiVACOR team is deeply grateful to the patient and his family for placing their trust in our Total Artificial Heart,” he said in the statement. “Their bravery will pave the way for ...