Reuters


The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart, made by privately held SynCardia Systems Inc., replaces the left and right ventricles, the heart's lower pumping chambers. Surgeons sew the device to the upper chambers.
The implanted heart must be used in hospitals because patients need to be connected to a computerized console to regulate blood flow. The device costs up to $100,000.

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