🌍 Innovation Spotlight: BiVacor – The Future of Artificial Hearts
The third invention in our Greatest Inventions of 2024 series showcases a groundbreaking development in cardiac care.
Nearly 25 years after losing his father to heart failure, Australian biomedical engineer Daniel Timms is transforming the future of medicine with his company, BiVacor.
BiVacor has developed an artificial heart that mimics the function of a real human heart, propelling blood throughout the body.
This year, as part of an ongoing feasibility study, three U.S. patients received BiVacor hearts.
These artificial hearts kept the patients alive long enough to receive donor organs—a remarkable milestone in medical innovation.
Daniel Timms’ ambitions don’t stop at short-term solutions. If early trials prove successful, BiVacor plans to test the device’s ability to function indefinitely, potentially eliminating the need for live-organ transplants.
This groundbreaking innovation could redefine cardiac care, offering hope to countless patients and families worldwide.
“This device didn’t exist for my family,” Timms says, “but it could be life-changing—and life-saving—for others.”
What do you think about the potential of artificial hearts to replace live-organ transplants?
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2wWow, it looks like Dr. Robinson and his team are really putting the spine" in Indiana Spine Group! But in all seriousness, it's great to see innovative techniques like this being used to improve patient outcomes. Keep up the good work, Kuros Biosciences! 🦴💪