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The Arrow LionHeart^TM developed by Penn State with Arrow International, Inc. of Reading, Pa., is the first wireless heart assist device to reach clinical trial in the U.S.
The result of a seven-year Penn State/Arrow collaboration, the device is a "heart helper" or left ventricle assist system for patients suffering from severe heart failure who are not eligible for a natural heart transplant.
The patient's natural failing heart is left in place and the LionHeart^TM is connected to it to boost circulation. Once the system is implanted in a patient, no wires, tubes or other connections protrude through the skin. The system is fully automatic and responds to a patient's changing needs during exercise and resting, for example.
Since October 1999, 10 European patients have received the LionHeart^TM in clinical trials there. A 68-year old German has been living with the LionHeart^TM implant for over a year. He has been living at home in excellent condition.

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		The Arrow LionHeart^TM developed by Penn State with Arrow International, Inc. of Reading, Pa., is the first wireless heart assist device to reach clinical trial in the U.S. The result of a seven-year Penn State/Arrow collaboration, the device is a "heart helper" or left ventricle assist system for patients suffering from severe heart failure who are not eligible for a natural heart transplant. The patient's natural failing heart is left in place and the LionHeart^TM is connected to it to boost circulation. Once the system is implanted in a patient, no wires, tubes or other connections protrude through the skin. The system is fully automatic and responds to a patient's changing needs during exercise and resting, for example. Since October 1999, 10 European patients have received the LionHeart^TM in clinical trials there. A 68-year old German has been living with the LionHeart^TM implant for over a year. He has been living at home in excellent condition.