April 17, 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a humanitarian use device (HUD) designation ...
Artificial Heart
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for total artificial hearts (TAH). These technologies are used in cardiovascular surgery to temporarily or permanently replace the heart in advanced heart failure patients.
March 5, 2012 — SynCardia Systems Inc., manufacturer of the world’s first and only U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
February 27, 2012 – Jarvik Heart Inc. announced conditional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its ...
Jack Miller, 62, is probably the only politician in America who smiles when people call him “heartless.” Four months ago ...
September 8, 2011 – SynCardia Systems, manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart, announced that ...
September 1, 2011 – Mechanical pumps to give failing hearts a boost were originally developed as temporary measures for ...
August 12, 2011 — SynCardia Systems Inc., manufacturer of the temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH), said Aug. 2 ...
July 19, 2011 — Terumo Heart Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corp., announced that a patient implanted with ...
July 19, 2011 — An article published in the July issue of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation reports the ...
March 11, 2011 – Texas Children's has become the world's first pediatric hospital to complete the first phase of ...
February 17, 2011 – On Jan. 15, after 864 days of life with an artificial heart, Charles Okeke received a dual ...
October 18, 2010 - A 54-year-old Italian man has become the first patient to surpass 1,000 days of support with an ...
October 18, 2010 – Toronto General Hospital is the first Canadian medical center to implant a left-ventricular ...
September 2, 2010 – Artificial heart maker SynCardia Systems said it plans to put the company up for sale some ...
August 13, 2010 – A rotary blood pump designed for long-term patient support had another patient surpass four ...