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The Arrow LionHeart™ is the first fully implantable heart
assist device. The Arrow LionHeart™ is not an artificial
heart. It is a "heart helper" or left ventricular assist
system (LVAS) for patients suffering from severe heart
failure who are not eligible for a natural heart
transplant.
The Division of Artificial Organs at Penn State College
of Medicine,
 pioneered
the development of the Arrow LionHeart™ and has
collaborated closely with Arrow International, Inc. in
preparing the device for clinical use.
Under the direction of Dr. Walter Pae, Jr., professor
of surgery at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,
clinical trials began in Europe in October 1999 and were
recently completed. U.S. Trials began in February 2001 and
continue today.
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