SynCardia Systems, Inc.

Category: Medical Devices & Equipment

SynCardia Systems, Inc. manufactures the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH). This medical device is the modern version of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart first implanted into Barney Clark in 1982. The CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart is the only FDA and CE approved temporary Total Artificial Heart in the world. The TAH is used as a bridge-to-heart transplant device for transplant eligible patients dying from end stage biventricular failure.