Heart transplants to become obsolete?

Heart transplants save the lives of more than 2,100 Americans every year. But many more patients are still waiting for a new heart to become available, and hundreds will die without ever getting a second chance at life.

With that being said researchers are asking the question, “will heart transplants become a thing of the past?” Will technology become the answer? Yes and perhaps were the answers!

The HeartMate II is an example of this technology. It is the size of a D-cell battery, with a tube that pokes through the skin and connects to a battery pack. It aids in pumping blood through the body as patients hearts fail.

The HeartMate device has since been approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April of 2008.

via Science Daily