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[–] Lv_InSaNe_vL 29 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Because I read the article I actually know the answer! It's the first time this technology has been used in a human, and it's been a huge success so far. Quote from the article

The BiVACOR total artificial heart, invented by Queensland-born Dr Daniel Timms, is the world’s first implantable rotary blood pump that can act as a complete replacement for a human heart, using magnetic levitation technology to replicate the natural blood flow of a healthy heart.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It would be nice if the article said if the artificial heart includes functions such as pumping harder in response to exercise and such, because it isn't entirely clear if it does

Maybe it's implied, but I feel it should be explicitly mentioned

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I actually asked this very question in another post and got a technician who worked on this to answer: https://feddit.org/comment/5284139

[–] BigBrainBrett2517 2 points 1 week ago
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