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> An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to walk out of a hospital with a total artificial heart implant. So... Why don'

• aithrowawaycomm 2y ago
  This was very unclear in the article - typically artificial hearts have external pumps and motors, the internal component is basically a fancy valve to manage flow/oxygenation correctly. But this one has an internal pump and motor, like a real heart, but with an external battery pack. (The battery currently only lasts four hours...I am too absent-minded to be trusted with this!) This article was a bit more clear: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/sydney-hospital-artificial-heart-implant-operation-success/105036154 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/sydney-hospital-artif...
  • viraptor 2y ago
    Only four hours? That sounds problematic for sleep...
    • mog_dev 2y ago
      You can probably use an external power supply when you are not moving
• supermatt 2y ago
  I guess it’s to do with what is considered “artificial”? Carmat uses bovine pericardium to line blood contacting surfaces.