Scientists have transplanted a fully mechanical heart made of titanium on a magnetic suspension into a person. The implant is a “biventricular rotary blood pump” with a moving part. Unlike previous models, the new model can accurately reproduce the functions of both ventricles of the heart by applying blood pressure thanks to a rotor that works on the magnetic principle.
The device pumps up to 12 liters of blood per minute, so you can do sports with it. According to the Texas Heart Institute (THI), the advantage of using a magnetic levitation rotor is that there is no friction, which quickly destroys implants.
But the titanium heart is only attached temporarily until the patient receives a donor heart. Scientists at the University of Texas have called the mechanical implant a “bridge to transplant” for patients with severe heart failure.
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Source: People Talk
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