artificial heart

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical device
gptkbp:alternativeTo heart transplant
gptkbp:category cardiac assist device
prosthetic organ
gptkbp:complication stroke
infection
blood clot
gptkbp:field biomedical engineering
cardiology
transplant surgery
gptkbp:first_implanted 1982
gptkbp:first_patient gptkb:Barney_Clark
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Paul_Winchell
gptkb:Robert_Jarvik
gptkbp:lifespan temporary or permanent
gptkbp:material biocompatible polymers
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Jarvik-7
gptkb:SynCardia_Total_Artificial_Heart
gptkbp:provides external power source
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:FDA
gptkbp:relatedTo ventricular assist device
heart-lung machine
gptkbp:requires anticoagulation therapy
gptkbp:used_in heart transplantation
gptkbp:usedFor replacing biological heart
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Willem_Kolff
gptkb:Robert_Jarvik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5