 FDA
Approves First Self-Contained Artificial Heart
The AbioCor is the first FDA approved completely
self-contained artificial organ and may be the most
sophisticated medical device ever designed.
Artificial Heart
The FDA has just approved a Humanitarian Device
Exemption (HDE) for the AbioCor replacement heart
system. The AbioCor is the first FDA approved
completely self-contained artificial organ and may
be the most sophisticated medical device ever
designed.
With not enough natural hearts available for
transplant, this new medical breakthrough is
offering hope to people who suffer from heart
failure. The AbioCor's bio-compatible pump is able
to mimic the function of a human heart. Just as
remarkable, it allows the blood to circulate through
it and not get rejected. The mechanism gives the
body a pulse and propels blood throughout the body
in a fashion that is identical to the human body.
The AbioCor is made of titanium and advanced forms
of medical polymers. It contains two blood pumping
chambers separated by an active self-contained
artificial septum which converts electricity into
fluid motion by means of a miniaturized rotary pump
driven by an electric motor.
Each year, roughly 2,200 donor hearts are
transplanted into patients suffering from heart
failure. There are many more patients awaiting this
second chance at life, for which a heart transplant
is not an option. Patients with illnesses such as
multi organ failure or cancer are, in most
circumstances, kept off the heart transplant list.
Doctors see this innovation not just a product that
is going to keep these patients alive but as
something that will also afford them a quality of
life outside the hospital. For more information on
the AbioCor visit
www.abiomed.com.
September 2006 Medialink
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