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Jarvik-7

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Jarvik-7
Etymology: Robert K. Jarvik, American cardiologist, b. 1946
an artificial heart designed by R. K. Jarvik for use in humans. The Jarvik-7 was an early model that depended on air pressure to drive the ventricles.


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