The titanium heart, invented by Daniel Timms, uses magnetic levitation technology with a single rotating disc to pump blood.

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In Australia, an artificial heart made of titanium kept a man alive for 100 days while a donor heart was eventually found, marking the longest period that someone has survived on the innovation.

With fewer moving parts than other artificial hearts that typically involve flexing chambers or pumping diaphragms, BiVacor’s titanium heart is expected to last 10 years or more, much longer ...

According to BiVACOR, the no-contact suspension of the rotor enabled by magnets eliminates wear and tear. With fewer moving parts than other artificial hearts that typically involve flexing chambers ...

That’s where total artificial hearts come in, such as the titanium heart designed by medical device company BiVACOR. Implanted into a human for the first time back in July 2024, the heart works ...

He lived with the device for 105 days. The researchers and doctors called the BiVACOR total artificial heart an “unmitigated clinical success.” This is an important milestone since 23 million people ...

The patient, who was in his 40s, volunteered to undergo a 6-hour surgery to receive a BiVACOR titanium heart at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney in November. The device uses a magnetically ...

Diastolic heart failure causes a stiff left ventricle that prevents the heart from relaxing between beats. Common symptoms include coughing, tiredness, and shortness of breath. Systolic and ...

BiVACOR has been invented by Queensland-born Dr Daniel Timms. An Australian man has made history by becoming the first person in the world to survive for over 100 days with an artificial heart ...