A recent Gizmodo article discussed the latest advancement in total artificial hearts (TAH). The device comes from Carmat, a French-based startup, and it’s intended to carry out the essential functions of the organ in case of heart failure, which affects roughly 26 million people worldwide. It is fully implantable and features embedded sensors and hydraulics that mimic natural bloodflow in humans. It also contained chemically treated animal tissues that reduce the likelihood of clots.
This is the Artificial Heart of the Future
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