artificial heart

American

noun

any of various four-chambered devices, modeled on the human heart, that pump blood by attachment to a power source and that are constructed for temporary external use or for implantation as a temporary or permanent heart replacement.

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Mr Robert's proudest product is the engine for the world's only medically-registered artificial heart.

From BBC

The trio once had big plans centered on the prototype of an artificial heart they designed, THUMPR7, which they were convinced would change the world by extending the lives of millions, rich, poor or otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times

"We envision pairing this with the left ventricle to make a fully tunable, artificial heart, that could potentially function in people," Roche says.

From Science Daily

French artificial heart maker Carmat on Monday said supply issues meant it would miss its previously announced full-year sales target and warned it could run out cash by the end of October.

From Reuters

The variety of plastic objects at risk is dizzying: early radios, avant-garde sculptures, celluloid animation stills from Disney films, David Bowie costumes, the first artificial heart.

From Science Magazine

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