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 #cardiotwitter #heartfailure.
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The Texas Heart Institute (THI) and BiVACOR®, a clinical-stage medical device company, announced today the successful first-in-human implantation of the BiVA...
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RT @BCM_Surgery: “The world has needed an artificial heart forever,” Dr. William Cohn said. “We’ve been chasing this goal since the 1960s,….
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RT @TheCHAUSA: .@StLukesHealthTX in Houston has implanted the first @BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, which may offer hope for patients with….
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RT @Texas_Heart: "With heart failure remaining a leading cause of mortality globally, the @BiVACOR TAH offers a beacon of hope for countles….
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RT @TechTimes_News: BiVACOR has a life-changing technology that can extend the lives of patients. With the first fully mechanical heart, a….
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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.
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RT @FoxNews: Mechanical artificial heart is using high-speed rail tech to keep patients alive
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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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RT @InnoMapHou: Dr. William Cohn is the chief medical officer for BiVACOR, a medical device company creating the first total artificial hea….
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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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RT @OdeToOptimism: In a historic medical achievement, medical professionals completed the first successful in-human implantation of the BiV….
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A revolutionary mechanical heart provides new hope for patients with end-stage heart failure.
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RT @AmCollSurgeons: ACS Fellows at @Texas_Heart recently led the first successful implantation in a living human of an artificial heart tha….
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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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RT @Texas_Heart: “The pump actually did exactly what we thought it would, and that is, pump more blood when he got up to exercise,” - Dr. J….
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On July 24, the patient celebrated his 58th birthday.
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RT @CardiologyToday: As part of an FDA early feasibility study, a new total artificial heart was implanted in a 57-year-old man with bivent….
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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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RT @TexasMonthly: For the first time ever, the BiVacor heart sat in the chest of a local man who otherwise would have died from heart failu….
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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 .
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Devices could improve chances of survival for heart failure patients as they await a donor
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RT @CommonSpiritPE: Officials from @bcmhouston, @StLukesHealthTX,@BiVACOR and@Texas_Heart discuss the first-in-human total artificial heart….
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“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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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Doctors successfully implanted the first-in-human totally artificial valveless heart in a patient in Texas earlier this month
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RT @Texas_Heart: As quoted in the @HoustonChron, Dr. William E. “Billy” Cohn compares the evolution of the @BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart….
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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 .
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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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RT @Texas_Heart: "We are proud to be at the forefront of this medical breakthrough. " - Joseph G. Rogers, M.D. (@JRogersMD1) . 📰📷News aro….
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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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