In A Breakthrough, Scientists Successfully Implanted A Heart Made Of Titanium.

Heart made of titanium Photograph:(Agencies)

The advantage of the titanium heart, which uses a magnetically levitated rotor, is that no friction is involved. It reduces wear and tear and prolongs the heart's life.

In a breakthrough related to artificial heart transplants, scientists at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) could carry out implantation using a "titanium-constructed" heart. The operation was conducted as a part of an early feasibility study overseen by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The THI said the heart "is a titanium-constructed biventricular rotary blood pump with a single moving part that utilizes a magnetically levitated rotor that pumps the blood and replaces both ventricles of a failing heart."

The heart is made by BiVACOR and uses the same technology as high-speed rail lines. BiVACOR is said to have been working on this device since 2013.