First, it uses an electro mechanical rotary pump to move blood through the titanium ... on transplant lists and can be an extremely important part of extending the survival rate from heart failure.

An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to survive more than 100 days with an artificial titanium heart as he waited to receive a donor transplant. The ...

An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology. The patient, a man in his 40s ...

The titanium device’s underlying ... mobility to leave the hospital until a donor heart became available. He returned to receive his human transplant in early March, and is now recovering ...

The company has so far treated patients who were weeks or months away from a transplant, but the device is theoretically ...

the titanium heart could be a future permanent heart replacement for those too old or sick to undergo a transplant. Being a man with a heart of stone isn’t usually a compliment, but a heart of ...

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. The transplant took place on ...

Now, 4 years later, CHOA has given us an update on Rynli. The 6-year-old is full of laughter and energy, the hospital says.

An Australian man in his 40s survived 100 days with an artificial titanium heart before receiving a donor heart transplant, making medical history. The BiVACOR heart, developed by Dr Daniel Timms ...