Jarvik hearts

The Jarvik heart the best available implantable artificial heart, which was implanted into a retired dentist, where it sustained his life for 112 days. Still this was unsatisfactory because it required a large energy source, limiting the patient's mobility.
 Robert K. Jarvik United States 1982 Jarvik hearts

The Jarvik heart the best available implantable artificial heart, which was implanted into a retired dentist, where it sustained his life for 112 days. Still this was unsatisfactory because it required a large energy source, limiting the patient's mobility.