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> An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to walk out of a hospital with a total artificial heart implant.

So... Why don't they mention Carmat?

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This was very unclear in the article - typically artificial hearts have external pumps and motors, the internal component is basically a fancy valve to manage flow/oxygenation correctly. But this one has an internal pump and motor, like a real heart, but with an external battery pack. (The battery currently only lasts four hours...I am too absent-minded to be trusted with this!)

This article was a bit more clear: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/sydney-hospital-artif...

Only four hours? That sounds problematic for sleep...

You can probably use an external power supply when you are not moving

I guess it’s to do with what is considered “artificial”? Carmat uses bovine pericardium to line blood contacting surfaces.

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