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Artificial heart manufacturer

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SynCardia Systems, LLC, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, was founded in 2001 and is the sole manufacturer and provider of the worlds only clinically proven and commercially approved Total Artificial Heart.[1]

The SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH) has been in clinical use for more than 35 years.[2]

SynCardia was founded in 2001 by cardiothoracic surgeon Jack G. Copeland, MD; biomedical engineer Richard G. Smith, MSEE, CCE; and interventional cardiologist Marvin J. Slepian, MD; with Steven Langford BSEE, as General Manager. Today, SynCardia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Picard Medical and remains the sole manufacturer and provider of th...