"The device, a titanium pump weighing only 11 grams and that can endure a flow of up to 1.5 litres per minute, was used in an emergency case of a 16-month-old infant suffering from dilated myocardiopathy with a serious infection of the ventricular assistance device that had been implanted previously."
The artificial heart made it possible for the infant, whose identity and sex were not revealed, to survive for 13 days before the baby received a real heart transplant.
"At present, at more than one month from the surgery, the infant is in good health," the statement said.
Source: AFP
