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Article: Inventor of World's Only FDA & CE Approved Total Artificial Heart Dead at 97.(Obituary)
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- Health & Beauty Close-Up
- Article date:
- February 17, 2009
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On Feb. 11, Dr. Willem Johan Kolff, the world's most prolific inventor of artificial organs, passed away at the age of 97 in Philadelphia.
Among Dr. Kolff's many accomplishments were the artificial kidney, heart-lung machine, artificial eye, artificial ear and artificial arm. However, he was best known for his decades of work that led to the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
"The modern version of Dr. Kolff's artificial heart, the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart, is the result of 60 years of development by the giants of medicine," said Rodger Ford, president and CEO of SynCardia Systems, Inc. "Without Dr. Kolff's vision, innovation and leadership, ...