SynCardia 50cc temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t)
date: label: date made
content: 2015
name: label: maker
content: SynCardia Systems Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: The SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) replaces the failing native heart and pumps blood through the body. This 50cc is an investigational total artificial heart. It has two ventricles attached with Velcro, and four artificial heart valves called SynHall™ Valves. SynHall Valves are used exclusively with the SynCardia TAH-t and are made of titanium and pyrolytic carbon. A flexible cannula extends from each ventricle and is color coded with blue and red bands. The cannula with the red band attaches to the left ventricle and the cannula with the blue band attaches to the right ventricle. As of July 15, 2015 the 50cc total artificial heart is an investigational device, and was designed to accommodate smaller framed individuals, especially women and adolescents.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Arizona, Tucson
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: SynCardia Systems Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.3106.04
label: nonaccession number
content: 2015.3106
label: catalog number
content: 2015.3106.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: artificial heart
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: velcro®; polyurethane; titanium; pyrolytic carbon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 cm x 11.5 cm x 8.3 cm; 2 3/4 in x 4 17/32 in x 3 9/32 in
label: Measurements
content: part:, cable: 48.5 cm x 1.8 cm; 19 3/32 in x 23/32 in