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Jarvik 7

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Jarvik 7

The first successful artificial heart intended for permanent implantation in a human being. Made from polyurethane plastic and aluminium, it is powered by compressed air. Barney Clark became the first person to receive a Jarvik 7, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in 1982; it kept him alive for 112 days.

The US Food and Drug Administration subsequently withdrew approval for artificial heart transplants because of evidence of adverse reactions.



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Patients receiving it will not be wired to a console and will not have wires coming through their skin, thus increasing their mobility and reducing their risk of infection as compared with the Jarvik 7, the last artificial heart tried twenty years ago.
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