Is SynCardia publicly traded?
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SynCardia Systems, Inc. is offering shares of its common stock. This is our initial public offering, and no public market currently exists for our shares.
What company companies currently produce and manufacture artificial hearts?
SynCardia Systems, LLC
SynCardia Systems, LLC, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, was founded in 2001 and is the sole manufacturer and provider of the world’s only clinically proven and commercially approved Total Artificial Heart.
Where is SynCardia located?
Tucson, Arizona
SynCardia Systems, LLC, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a fast-paced, rapidly growing medical device company committed to saving the lives of patients with end-stage heart failure through innovative heart replacement technology.
How long does the SynCardia last?
The average time on support for a SynCardia TAH patient is approximately 130 days, but the TAH has supported patients for much longer periods of time. In fact, several patients have been supported for more than 4.5 years.
Are artificial hearts viable?
The small, streamlined design could have benefits over other devices. Nearly 4,000 people in the US are waiting for heart transplants. And on average, it takes about six months to get one, during which time some patients will die.
What is the artificial heart made out of?
Segmented polyurethane solution — the primary material used to manufacture the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH) — is strong, durable and uniquely suited for use inside the human body.
Who invented the SynCardia total artificial heart?
At the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Kolff and Dr. Tetsuzo Akutsu conduct a series of animal implants with the artificial heart; a dog survives for approximately 90 minutes. Ventriloquist Paul Winchell is granted the first patent for an artificial heart.
Do they have artificial hearts?
SynCardia Total Artificial Heart as bridge to transplant: SynCardia’s 70cc Total Artificial Heart is currently approved as a bridge to heart transplant for patients who are at risk of imminent death from biventricular failure. It is the world’s first and only FDA-approved total artificial heart.
Is mechanical heart real?
Currently, the only commercially approved total artificial heart (TAH) available in the U.S. is manufactured by Tucson, Arizona-based SynCardia Systems. The most widely used total artificial heart in the world, the SynCardia artificial heart received FDA approval in 2004 after a decadelong clinical study.
Can a human live with a mechanical heart?
They can sustain life for days, and even months, while patients await donor hearts. In some cases, an artificial heart transplant may be permanent and could last for several years, but the likelihood of surviving more than four years is less than 60 percent.
Are there people with mechanical hearts?
As of 2014, more than 1,250 patients have received SynCardia artificial hearts. The device requires the use of the Companion 2 in-hospital driver, approved by the FDA in 2012, or the Freedom Driver System, approved in 2014, which allows some patients to return home, to power the heart with pulses of air.