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.
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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, and previous recipients of this type of artificial heart had remained in US hospitals while it was in place.
AOL · 2d
Australian Man Survives a Record 105 Days with Artificial Titanium Heart While Awaiting Donor
An Australian man with severe heart failure lived for a record 105 days with a metal heart while he waited for a donor heart to become available. 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.
An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest ...
The recipient underwent a six-hour operation in November, surviving on the artificial heart for over 100 days until a donor ...
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