The Maglev Heart

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2019Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Journal:IEEE Spectrum, volume 56, pages 22-29 (issn: 0018-9235, eissn: 1939-9340,

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Authors: Nicholas Greatrex; Matthias Kleinheyer; Frank Nestler; Daniel Timms;

doi: 10.1109/mspec.2019.8818588

The Maglev Heart

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FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, cardiac surgeons and biomedical engineers at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) have been questing for an artificial heart that can fully replace natural ones, which are in terribly short supply for transplant. They've seen their share of metal and plastic contraptions that used a variety of pumping mechanisms, but none of these machines could match the astounding performance of the human heart.

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