1,200th Worldwide Implant of the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Occurs in Indiana

An Indiana man has become the 1,200th person in the world to be implanted with the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. Patrick O’Hara is the first person in Indiana to receive the life-saving device and the first Hoosier to be discharged from the hospital with the Freedom® portable driver. Desert Angels portfolio company SynCardia Systems, Inc. is the privately-held manufacturer of the world’s first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE approved Total Artificial Heart and headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

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