In the United States, Males comprise 73.7% of the heart transplant patients.19.9% of them come under the age group of 35–49 years.The heart transplantation can be total or partial.In the former case,the whole organ is replaced by a bio-medical device.In the later,the transplanted device assists the natural organ to perform better.This article is about the most successful total heart transplantation device, The Jarvik-7.
Benefits of this Device:
- This device has high success rate in saving people when compared to other heart transplantation devices.
- On October 18, 2004,The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of this device.
- The approval came after 10 years of complete study about this device.
- The FDA found that this device had 79% success rate during transplantation followed by high survival rate.
The Survival Rate is tabulated below:
| S.No. | Survival Rate in U.S. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 70% | One Year |
| 2. | 50% | Five Years |
| 3. | 45% | Eight Years |
This device in now available in the name of Cardiowest in U.S.,Canada,Germany and France.The manufacturing company of this device in working on the advanced version of this device Jarvik 2000 which is of a human thumb size.The basic model Jarvik 7 was bulky and noisy.Life was not simple for the patients after the device was implemented.Most of the drawbacks of this device are taken care of by the advanced version Jarvik 2000.
About this Device:
- This Device was developed by Dr.Robert Jervik.
- In 1982, Dr.Barney Clark, a Seattle dentist,was the first person to get the Jarvik 7 implanted.The surgery was done by American Surgeon Dr.William DeVries.
- Though Dr.Clark died after living 112 days because of multiple organs failure,the device was found to work perfectly.
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