RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ottawa researchers enter home stretch in race to produce artificial heart
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 553
OP 555
VO 156
IS 4
A1 C. Gray
YR 1997
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/4/553.abstract
AB An Ottawa team is in a fierce race to produce an artificial heart. If it wins, the prize will be huge: a worldwide market worth billions of dollars. The team, led by Dr. Tofy Mussivand, brings together scientists and entrepreneurs. The goal is to produce a heart that improves patients' quality of life and doesn't leave them tethered to a machine in hospital. Current plans are to complete clinical tests by 2000 and to have a commercial product ready for market in 2001-2. Several other groups are also racing the clock.