Artificial Heart News

In a landmark achievement, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney announced the successful implantation of Australia's first BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart in November 2024. The patient, a man in his forties suffering from severe heart failure, became the first person globally to be discharged from the hospital with this device, living with it for 105 days. This marks the longest period a BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart patient has survived before receiving a donor heart transplant, which occurred in early March 2025. The BiVACOR TAH, made of titanium, features a unique design with a single moving part and magnetic levitation technology to minimize wear. While initially a bridge to transplant, the long-term goal is for it to serve as a permanent heart replacement. This successful implant, the sixth globally and the first outside the US, is part of the Monash University-led Artificial Heart Frontiers Program, supported by a $50 million…