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Who created the first functional artificial heart approved by the FDA

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The AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart was manufactured by Abiomed Inc.

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The AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart was manufactured by Abiomed Inc. It fits inside the body and is battery-operated.

Mar 04 2009, 05:38am | Source: CNN.com - Patient gets first totally implanted artificial heart - July 3, 2001 | archives.cnn.com

Dr. John Heysham Gibbon was the inventor of the first functional heart

Mar 04 2009, 05:28am | Source: Artificial heart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | en.wikipedia.org

The AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart was manufactured by Abiomed Inc. The first one implanted in a patient was on July 2001.

Mar 04 2009, 05:21am | Source: CNN.com - Patient gets first totally implanted artificial heart - July 3, 2001 | archives.cnn.com

The FDA approved the first totally implanted artificial heart made by Abiomed, Inc. on September 5, 2006

Mar 04 2009, 04:46am | Source: FDA Approves First Totally Implanted Permanent Artificial Heart for Humanitarian Uses | www.fda.gov
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