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Heart Transplant
[First Heart Transplant](https;//www.scahq.org/sca3/events/2009/annual/syllabus/am/amsubs/sumnpdfs/Update%20on%20the%20total%10artificial%20-%20Cooper.pdf)Cooley implanted a heart into a patient-- the heart was designed by Domingo Liotta -
Implanted Jarvik-7 TAH
DeVries implanted the Jarvik-7 TAH into Barney Clarke in 1982 -
AbioCor Development
AbioCor developement started in 1988. -
First Transplant in Nearly Two Decades
Artificial HeartSurgeons in Kentucky performed the first artificial heart transplant in nearly two decades. -
Second Patient Recieve the AbioCor Transplant
Second TransplantA 70-year old man recieved a transplant with the AbioCor artificial heart on September 13,2001 -
Third AbioCor Heart Transplant
Third PatientA third patient has been implanted with an AbioCor total artificial heart at the Texas Heart Institute -
Seven AbioCor Implants
As of August 1, 2002, seven patients have been implanted with an AbioCor artificial heart. -
14 Transplants w/ AbioCor
AbioMed FAQAs of September 2004, 14 patients have been implanted with AbioCor artificial hearts. -
FDA Approved
FDA ApprovalThe AioCor Implantable Repalcement Heart is approved by the FDA under the Humanitarian Device Exemption program. -
Total of 1,413 Implants of All Artificial Hearts
A total of 1,413 implants of all artificial heart designs were conducte from 1969 to September 5, 2014. SynCardia temporary Total Artificial eart amd direct predecessors make up 1,352 of those implants.
