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The first artificial heart
The first artificial heart for humans was invented and patented (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234425/) -
Experimental Procedure
At a clinic in Cleveland Dr. Kolff and Dr. Tetsuzo Akutsu bring the idea of an artificial heart to more of a reality when they do a transplant on a dog and it survives for 90mins after the procedure. (http://www.syncardia.com/patients-and-caregivers/the-syncardia-total-artificial-heart-what-to-expect.html) -
The First Transplant
Dr. Christiaan Bernard performs the first heart transplant on a human. The patient lived for 18 days after the surgery. (http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/dr-chris-barnard-performs-worlds-first-human-heart-transplant) -
Abebe
The calf Abebe was given the Jarvik 5 and survived for 184 days after the surgery. (http://www.syncardia.com/resources/artificial-heart-timeline.html) -
The Jarvik 5
Dr. Kolff submits a request to the FDA to implant a Total Artificial Heart into a human being. After calf Alfred Lord Tennyson survived 284 days on the Jarvik 5 -
The first successful artificial heart
Barney Clark was the first to receive the Jarvik 7. That was the first ever successful artificial heart transplant. (http://www.jarvikheart.com/history/robert-jarvik-on-the-jarvik-7/) -
The longest survivor
William J. Schroeder at the age of 52 was on of the first recipients of the Jarvik 7. He died on August 7 1986, 620 days after getting the Jarvik 7. This, at the time, was the longest anyone had ever survived with an artificial heart. -
The CardioWest
The CardioWest was the wolrds first and only FDA approved total artificial heart. (http://www.syncardia.com/resources/artificial-heart-timeline.html) -
The first to be discharged
The first Total Artificial Heart patient in the U.S. is discharged from the hospital using the Freedom portable driver. (http://www.syncardia.com/resources/artificial-heart-timeline.html) -
Children
Texas Children's hospital becomes the first pediatric hospital to implant the Total Artificial Heart into children. (http://www.syncardia.com/resources/artificial-heart-timeline.html) -
Another Option
The FDA approved the Humanitarain Use Device. Another option for peole that can not receive the Total Artificial Heart. (http://www.syncardia.com/resources/artificial-heart-timeline.html)
