Artificial Heart

Taken from CNN- French scientists have unveiled a working prototype of a fully artificial heart which is based on the technology of satellites and airplanes. The device could save millions of lives and beats almost exactly like the real thing using electronic sensors to regulate heart rate and blood flow. Carmat's chief operating officer Patrick Coulombier told The Associated Press: "it's the same principle in the airplane as in the body."

Coulombier explained that the same tiny sensors that measure air pressure and altitude in an airplane or satellite are also in the artificial heart. This should allow the device to respond immediately if the patient needs more or less blood.

The French design has so far only been tested in animals, and now needs approval from its authorities before pushing ahead with clinical trials.

Previous artificial hearts have been unable to automatically vary their pumping speed and must be tweaked externally.

Now think about it. This has the potential to save millions of lives! Now, not everyone who needs a heart has 200,000.00 US dollars though :( Either way, this is an amazing invention.