目前在临床上逐步成熟、在我国多地已成功开展移植手术的“人工心脏”，一般指的是“心室辅助装置”（Ventricular Assist Device，简称VAD）。VAD是一种机械泵装置，可以通过机械能持续推动血液流动，旨在解决心脏的“动力问题”，但并不能完全代替心脏的所有功能。还有另一种“全人工心脏”（Total Artificial Heart，简称TAH），致力于全面代替左右心泵血功能的机械心脏 ...

The Australian man was the sixth person to to receive the device called BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH), but the first to live with for more than a month.

The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) has a single moving part, a levitated rotor that’s held in place by magnets. As the name suggests, it’s constructed from titanium and there are no ...

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

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 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.

“Their bravery will pave the way for countless more patients to receive this lifesaving technology.” The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) has a single moving part, a levitated rotor that’s held in ...

Yet despite the heart being essentially a blood pump, engineering even a short-term artificial replacement has been a struggle for many decades. A new contender has now arrived in the BiVACOR TAH ...

A Graham man became the second person in the world to receive the device, which provides a bridge to transplant A young Graham, N.C., father became the second person in the world to receive a BiVACOR ...

“I Hold the Dehcho in my Heart / Sedze Tah Dehcho E’toh” focuses on the experience of two young Dene women, Kristen and Jiah, as they confront the physical and mental challenges of this ...