when was first artificial heart invented
The first artificial heart was patented by Paul Winchell in 1963. Winchell subsequently assigned the patent to the University of Utah, where Robert Jarvik ultimately used it as the model for his Jarvik-7.eport Abuse. Artificial hearts date back to the mid-1950s when Dr. Paul Winchell first patented an artificial heart. William J. Kolff invented the first artificial heart and the first artificial kidney-dialysis machine.