You must be wondering & thinking what this strange looking thing is! If you give a close look to it you would find a close resemblance with one of the most important body parts. Yes it resembles our Heart. And this weird looking article is AbioCor, world's first completely self-contained replacement heart.



AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart is an advanced medical system being developed by ABIOMED Inc., in order to extend and improve the lives of patients who would otherwise die of heart failure. The AbioCor, designed to fully sustain the body's circulatory system, is intended to serve as an alternative to heart transplantation -- the current method of saving patients with failing natural hearts.

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