artificial heart

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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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artificial heart

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

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

"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 ● Dec. 8, 2023

Chief Executive Officer of French artificial heart manufacturer Carmat, Stephane Piat, poses holding an artificial heart during an interview with Reuters in Velizy, near Paris, January 11, 2021.

From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2021

First this week, Contributing Correspondent Sam Kean talks with producer Joel Goldberg about techniques museum conservators are using to save a range of plastic artifacts—from David Bowie costumes to the first artificial heart.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 1, 2021

I mentioned that the shrewdest of the party boasted about making an artificial heart.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean

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