World’s first robotic assisted implantation of an artificial heart pump was performed at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh, local media reported. HeartMate 3 developed by Abbott has been implanted in the chest of a 35-year-old man who has been hospitalised for last four months due to advanced heart failure. The HeartMate 3 LVAD (left ventricular assist device), which is placed in the pumps blood to the rest of the body. The LVAD is attached to a controller device and battery pack that are worn externally through a tiny skin incision.
