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Russo 1 Theresa Russo English 1020 Curation Project Professor Trillo April 28, 2014 Abiomed AbioCor Heart The AbioCor heart is the world’s first c (www.heartdisease.about.com). Furthermore, the artificial heart weighs ompletely self-contained replacement heart (www.Abiomed.com ). It was created by the Massachusetts based company, Abiomed (www.wikipedia.com). After three decades of research the AbioCor heart has successfully been produced to make heart failure not end ones’ life or the ability to enjoy life. This artificial heart is created for patients who have heart failure and other treatment options have failed for them. This is created so that a patient can continue a normal lifestyle. Furthermore, the AbioCor has an internal motor and it is able to pump blood through the lungs and to the rest of the body, stimulating the rhythm of a heartbeat (www.Abiomed.com). The AbioCor consists of an internal thoracic unit, an internal rechargeable battery, an internal miniaturized electronics package and an external battery pack (www.Abiomed.com). The device is completely self-contained within the body, and there are no tubes or lines protruding through the skinabout 2 pounds and the internal battery pack can provide up to 20 minutes of operation while disconnected from the main battery pack Russo 2 (www.texasheart.org). According to www.Abiomed.com the AbioCor heart is indicated for use in severe bi ventricular end stage heart disease patients who are not cardiac transplant candidates and who: are less than 75 years old, require multiple inotropic supports, are not treatable by LVAD destination therapy, and are not weanable from bi-ventricular support if on such support. Also, according to www.wikipedia.com the patient must be likely to die within two weeks without transplantation of the AbioCor heart. The first AbioCor heart was implanted on Robert Tools in 2001 at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville Kentucky and he lived for 151 days. The second patient was named Tom Chisterson, who had a 20% chance left of surviving after his surgery, was given the artificial heart and lived for 512 days (www.wikipedia.com). As of September 2004[update], 14 patients have been implanted with the AbioCor heart and the study showed that the device is safe and has likely benefit for people with severe heart failure whose death is imminent and for whom no alternative treatments are available (www.wikipedia.com). In two cases, the device extended survival by 10 and 17 months respectively, and one patient was discharged from the hospital to go home (www.wikipedia.com). ` The AbioCor heart has made a significant positive effect on the 21st century. This artificial heart has many reasons why it is positive. The first reason is because it is approved by the Food and Drug Association. The FDA has determined that the AbioCor is safe and provides a benefit to people with heart failure (www.ehow.com). Second, the AbioCor furthers the life of heart failure patients who are expected to die. This heart prolongs life so that patients can spend more quality time with friends and family. A third reason why it is positive for the 21St century is because it makes patients healthier. With heart failure come many other health issues and complications, so the AbioCor heart keeps the body maintaining its duties. Besides the fact that Russo 3 the AbioCor promotes life, another positive is that the Abiomed's AbioCor total replacement heart is covered by health insurance companies, including main companies like Cigna and Humana. With health insurance rates as high as they are, it is positive that patients that receive the replacement heart have the option for full reimbursement. Also, the risk of infection is a lot lower since the AbioCor heart is implanted inside the body. Other heart failure devices have been known to create infections that permeate the skin; therefore the AbioCor removes this risk. This invention is only going to expand from here. The AbioCor is reassuring for patients who have heart failure and are not able to receive a donor by the time they need. This heart provides future advancement in technology for the medical field for other artificial organs to be invented. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States and in the world so the AbioCor heart in the future will remove heart disease from the top spot. Overall, the Abiomed artificial heart is world’s first advancement for heart issues. Nothing is worse than lying in a hospital bed, expected to die any day from heart failure. The AbioCor heart reassures patients that they will have a longer survival rate. Many people do not realize how precious life is until they are faced with major health issues. The AbioCor heart gives the biggest gift anyone in the world can ever receive, the gift of life. Russo 4 Works 1."AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart - Texas Heart Institute - Heart Assist Devices." AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart - Texas Heart Institute - Heart Assist Devices. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. 2."AbioCor." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. "Abiomed." AbioCor ». N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2014. 3. Forgoros, Richard N. "The Abiocor Artificial Heart." About.com Heart Health Center. N.p., 5 July 2001. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. 4. Writer, Contributing. "What Are the Benefits of an Artificial Heart?" EHow. Demand Media, 07 Nov. 2009. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.