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Carmat have a competing device that's been implanted in 5 patients so far. It is much more technically advanced, with Alan Carpentier designing, I think, to pre
by jamesblonde 10y ago
Carmat have a competing device that's been implanted in 5 patients so far. It is much more technically advanced, with Alan Carpentier designing, I think, to prevent blood clots. However, it's. A pump based device Nd the jury is still out on how long pump based devices can last. They expect the xarmat heart to last 5 years.
- ekianjo 10y agoCarmat gets a lot of bad press when each patient with their pump dies, even though the press does not realise patients would be long dead without them.
- jamesblonde 10y agoI don't know if the press are that important tbh. They have now progressed to clinical trials. If they are successful they will make and sell millions of them. 23andme showed that press isn't that important in medicine - pleasing the FDA is the name of the game.
- jamesblonde 10y agoThe Bivacor is another interesting device based on pumpless technology. Good read this http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/04/health/permanent-artificial-heart/ http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/04/health/permanent-artificia...