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AbioCor is considered self-contained because it has a built-in battery. |
Artificial heart's use marks milestone
Commercial implant is a first for Abiomed's self-contained device
A self-contained artificial heart made by Abiomed Inc., a Danvers cardiac device company, has been successfully implanted in a patient at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., marking the first commercial implantation of the device. (Full article: 628 words)
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