Danvers, MA - Abiomed Inc announced that it had not yet attempted the first implantation of its AbioCor? Implantable Replacement Heart, which had originally been slated for June 30, 2001. The company ...

CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Abiomed Inc , maker of the AbioCor artificial heart, has high hopes for a device that can help an acutely ill patient's own heart pump blood until function can be restored, ...

The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the device perforated the walls of the heart. By Christina Jewett It is a long ...

Los Angeles, CA - The October 15, 2001 LA Times produced a feature-length look at the future of permanent mechanical support for heart failure in their health section, exploring beyond the AbioCor?

The man given the world's first self-contained artificial heart returned to the operating room this week to drain fluid around the device's battery pack, doctors said Wednesday.The patient was resting ...