Advances in Robotics and 3D Printing Could Make Life-Saving Artificial Hearts a Reality

Advances in Robotics and 3D Printing Could Make Life-Saving Artificial Hearts a Reality

Advances in Robotics and 3D Printing Could Make Life-Saving Artificial Hearts a Reality

Currently, on the cutting edge of heart surgery is a small implant called the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), one version of which is made of bovine pericardium (a tough membrane that surrounds the heart of a cow) encased in a collapsible metal stent.
Currently, on the cutting edge of heart surgery is a small implant called the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), one version of which is made of bovine pericardium (a tough membrane that surrounds the heart of a cow) encased in a collapsible metal stent.
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