In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart
The titanium device’s underlying principles were first envisioned in 2001 by a biomedical engineer named Daniel Timms. Timms, a plumber’s son, started by mimicking a human circulatory system using hardware store pipes and valves,
Patient leaves hospital with titanium heart cycling inside his chest
A man has lived for more than 100 days with an artificial maglev heart working inside his chest. In a landmark moment, he was discharged earlier this year, becoming the first person in the world to leave the hospital with the device embedded in his body.
Man Survives with Titanium Heart for 100 Days—A World First
An Australian man in his forties has become the first person in the world to leave hospital with an artificial heart made of titanium. The device is used as a stopgap for people with heart failure who are waiting for a donor heart,
In 'First-Of-A-Kind' Surgery Man Lives For 100 Days With Artificial Heart Made Of Titanium
An Australian man lived for over 100 days with an artificial titanium heart before successfully receiving a donor transplant, marking the longest recorded survival with the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart.
World-First: Man Leaves Hospital With Life-Saving Titanium Heart
In early February, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to leave hospital with a virtually unbreakable heart made of metal.
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