Levitating Artificial Heart: The Future of Heart Transplants?

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Ti Heart

The key to your heart may just be a magnet. BiVACOR’s artificial heart with a levitating pump kept its host patient alive for 105 days until a donor heart was available.

• Titanium heart’s magnetically levitating rotor prevents corrosion

• Small enough for a 12 year old, strong enough for a large adult

• Charged via replaceable external battery

BiVACOR’s goal is to be a rest-of-life alternative to transplants after proving durability for those waiting on donor hearts. While not yet commercially available, there are currently 4 more devices ready for implant this year.

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