Heart transplant breakthrough as human receives titanium heart for the first time
![]() 20623 Sunday, 28 July, 2024, 23:42 A human has successfully received a titanium heart. The Texas Heart Institute (THI) and BiVACOR, a clinical-stage medical device company, announced Thursday (25 July) the first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH). The titanium heart uses magnetic levitation - or maglev - technology with the same principle used in high-speed trains. It offers a so-called bridge-to-heart-transplant solution for patients living with severe conditions for when a donor heart becomes available. On 9 July, the Texas Heart Institute implanted the TAH heart into a critically ill 57-year-old man who was in cardiogenic shock and awaiting a heart transplant. The procedure was carried out as part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Early Feasibility Study (EFS). |
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