BiVACOR
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BiVACOR® is a clinical-stage medical device company pioneering the development of a long-term therapy for patients with biventricular heart failure.
Huntington Beach, CA
Joined April 2015
Together with @Texas_Heart, @bcmhouston, and @TXMedCenter, we have successfully completed the first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart as part of the @US_FDA Early Feasibility Study. Learn more https://t.co/xKOH81c37B
#cardiotwitter #heartfailure
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“The world has needed an artificial heart forever,” Dr. William Cohn said. “We’ve been chasing this goal since the 1960s, and we are finally at the point where we see it being realized with a device that has the potential to be a permanent solution.” https://t.co/wwOL4o5JFa
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.@StLukesHealthTX in Houston has implanted the first @BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, which may offer hope for patients with end-stage #HeartFailure. @valeriehahn explains in #CatholicHealthWorld 📰: https://t.co/hQXn9myxJ4
#cardiology #healthcare
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"With heart failure remaining a leading cause of mortality globally, the @BiVACOR TAH offers a beacon of hope for countless patients awaiting a heart transplant," - Dr. Joseph G. Rogers, THI President and CEO
Mechanical artificial heart is using high-speed rail tech to keep patients alive
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BiVACOR has a life-changing technology that can extend the lives of patients. With the first fully mechanical heart, a new hope for them awaits.
techtimes.com
BiVACOR has a life-changing technology that can extend the lives of patients. With the first fully mechanical heart, a new hope for them awaits.
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Mechanical artificial heart is using high-speed rail tech to keep patients alive
foxnews.com
BiVACOR's Total Artificial Heart has been implanted, offering hope for heart failure patients. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson has more on the quantum leap in cardiac care technology.
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Dr. William Cohn is the chief medical officer for BiVACOR, a medical device company creating the first total artificial heart.
houston.innovationmap.com
It's hard to understate the impact Dr. William Cohn has had on cardiovascular health as a surgeon at the Texas Heart Institute or on health care innovation as the director of the Center for Device...
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In a historic medical achievement, medical professionals completed the first successful in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. This breakthrough technology provides new hope to people suffering from end-stage heart failure.
optimistdaily.com
A revolutionary mechanical heart provides new hope for patients with end-stage heart failure.
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ACS Fellows at @Texas_Heart recently led the first successful implantation in a living human of an artificial heart that is powered by magnetic levitation (maglev) technology. Learn more about the implications of the @bivacor total artificial heart. 🫀
facs.org
A 57-year-old male patient experiencing end-stage heart failure is the first to receive BiVACOR's total artificial heart.
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“The pump actually did exactly what we thought it would, and that is, pump more blood when he got up to exercise,” - Dr. Joseph G. Rogers gives a post-op update after the first implantation of the @BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. https://t.co/TgmTDzNLq7
healthcare-brew.com
On July 24, the patient celebrated his 58th birthday.
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As part of an FDA early feasibility study, a new total artificial heart was implanted in a 57-year-old man with biventricular HF + cardiogenic shock who clinicians were unable to stabilize despite multiple therapies @Texas_Heart #Cardiotwitter Read more👇 https://t.co/DIItJjHmhv
healio.com
The first implantation of a new class of total artificial heart, a rotary pump with a single moving part, was successfully completed by a team at The Texas Heart Institute, the institution reported...
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For the first time ever, the BiVacor heart sat in the chest of a local man who otherwise would have died from heart failure. Then he got the heart transplant that is keeping him alive today.
texasmonthly.com
For more than fifty years it has been one of the holy grails of medicine. A team at the Texas Heart Institute recently implanted a promising new model.
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“This is an amazing advancement as the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart may offer hope for countless patients who suffer from end-stage heart failure." - Dr. Alexis Shafii, Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation at @StLukesHealthTX 📰@Independent
https://t.co/7HQTAx9wJ9
independent.co.uk
Devices could improve chances of survival for heart failure patients as they await a donor
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Doctors have successfully transplanted a fully mechanical titanium heart inside a human. The heart, from BiVACOR, uses the same Maglev technology that enables high-speed rail travel. Read the full report here: https://t.co/wNGna4WWNb
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Officials from @bcmhouston, @StLukesHealthTX,@BiVACOR and@Texas_Heart discuss the first-in-human total artificial heart implanted inside patient in Houston.
click2houston.com
“This is a big day for all of us and one that was... probably 22 years in the making,” said Dr. William “Billy” Cohn from the Texas Heart Institute and Chief Medical Officer of BiVACOR.
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The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart represents a paradigm shift in artificial heart design. 📰 @yankodesign @Nguyen
https://t.co/ApEGMzRge1
yankodesign.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eeGBr4au1A In a significant medical breakthrough, the Texas Heart Institute and BiVACOR have successfully implanted the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) in a...
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“It is rewarding to see this result and have the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart perform as expected.” - Dr. Joseph Rogers, President and CEO of @Texas_Heart and National Principal Investigator of the research. @goodnewsnetwork
https://t.co/350QHXGcpT
goodnewsnetwork.org
The benefit of using magnetic levitation is that none of the parts ever scrape or slide against each other, increasing the lifespan of the device
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We are committed to addressing the global unmet need of patients with end-stage heart failure awaiting transplant by providing the next generation of life-extending solutions. 🤝@Texas_Heart 📰 @UNILAD @UNILADNews @UNILADTECH
https://t.co/JToynrTwSU
unilad.com
Doctors successfully implanted the first-in-human totally artificial valveless heart in a patient in Texas earlier this month
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As quoted in the @HoustonChron, Dr. William E. “Billy” Cohn compares the evolution of the @BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart to that of an aircraft, "the first airplane without flapping wings." Thanks to @JulianGi11 at the Houston Chronicle for the feature ⤵️
It's the first in-human use of an artificial heart with no valves, a milestone in cardiac care. https://t.co/oSKSeORN82
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The non-contact suspension of the rotor via MAGLEV is designed to eliminate the potential for mechanical wear and provide large blood gaps that minimize blood trauma, offering a durable, reliable, and biocompatible heart replacement. 📰 @TechSpot
https://t.co/eZ8TTUh3Tm
techspot.com
Earlier this month, a heart patient received a fully mechanical heart made with maglev technology, similar to that used in high-speed rail lines. The surgery, which was...
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"We are proud to be at the forefront of this medical breakthrough..." - Joseph G. Rogers, M.D. (@JRogersMD1) 📰📷News around the world: https://t.co/PTwpwjkPNX
#cardiovascularhealth #artificialheart
texasheart.org
The Texas Heart Institute, located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, broadcasted a live press conference from The Ansary Atrium on July 25, 2024. The successful implantation and bridge-to-h...
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