Summary Background Draft #1

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The article “Replacing Hearts. Restoring Lives.” from BiVACOR [n.d.] introduces the first long-term therapy for people with severe biventricular heart failure. BiVACOR’s Total Artificial Heart is a treatment option for individuals in the final stages of heart failure who require assistance while awaiting a heart transplant or are ineligible for transplantation. The BiVACOR system consists of a rotor suspended using advanced magnetic levitation (MAGLEV), positioned between opposing pump enclosures. Its central capability is to assist both the left and right sides of the heart, facilitated by impeller blades for each side, attached to the revolving core. The core is elevated and set in motion through an electromagnetic motor and bearing configuration situated atop the pump enclosures. The impellers are specifically engineered hydraulically and, when coupled with MAGLEV technology, allow precise control over circulation adjustment through a differential fluid discharge.


BiVACOR (n.d.) Replacing Heart. Restoring Lives. https://bivacor.com/


Thesis Statement: The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart is a clear improvement over the Syncardia’s Total Artificial Heart in terms of its features and functions.


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