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Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
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The article does have some neat details in it.
The special "first" thing here is that he was discharged from hostipal while he still had the articifial heart.
The 4 hour battery life feels like it would be a drag but it's a testament to the amount of work our hearts do.
Very impressive regardless!
4 hours is a bit tricky indeed. I hope developments in battery tech can help a bit with this. Also curious about the price tag. Still indeed very impressive and pretty cool.