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Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2002
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Implantable replacement heart depends on stainless bearings The AbioCor implantable replacement heart is a battery-powered device that consists of a thoracic unit weighing approximately two pounds, an internal electronics package that controls the heart function, and two battery packs, one implanted and one worn externally.
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The device consists of two artificial ventricles and corresponding valves, and also contains a motor-driven hydraulic pumping system designed by Abiomed Inc. Rather than pumping the blood directly through the pump mechanism, the mechanism pumps silicone fluid ...
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