artificial heart

noun

1. any of various four-chambered devices, modeled on the human heart, that pump blood by attachment to a power source and that are constructed for temporary external use or for implantation as a temporary or permanent heart replacement.

Example Sentences

"We envision pairing this with the left ventricle to make a fully tunable, artificial heart, that could potentially function in people," Roche says.

From Science Daily

French artificial heart maker Carmat on Monday said supply issues meant it would miss its previously announced full-year sales target and warned it could run out cash by the end of October.

From Reuters

The variety of plastic objects at risk is dizzying: early radios, avant-garde sculptures, celluloid animation stills from Disney films, David Bowie costumes, the first artificial heart.

From Science Magazine

First this week, Contributing Correspondent Sam Kean talks with producer Joel Goldberg about techniques museum conservators are using to save a range of plastic artifacts—from David Bowie costumes to the first artificial heart.

From Science Magazine

In addition to being an accomplished ventriloquist and TV host, in his spare time Winchell was the first person to build and patent an implantable artificial heart.

From Los Angeles Times