He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart. It was later used in patients awaiting an organ ...

He worked with a team at the University of Utah to design the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human.

FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world’s first permanent artificial heart used ...

Dr. Robert Jarvik, who was a key designer of the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human, died on Monday in his ...

The New York Times reported last week that Dr. Robert K. Jarvik, who led the development of the first artificial heart, ...

Robert Jarvik, who developed the first artificial heart to be permanently implanted in a human — a breakthrough that captured the world’s imagination even as it triggered debates about medical ...

The Jarvik-7 artificial heart, made of aluminum and plastic, was implanted in 1982 in a retired Des Moines, Wash., dentist, Barney Clark. He lived for 112 days.