An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology.

In a medical breakthrough, an Australian man became the first patient to be discharged from a hospital with a total artificial heart implant, according to

An Australian man in his 40s has created history by becoming the first patient to be discharged from the hospital, fitted with a fully artificial heart. The man, who was suffering from severe heart failure, lived for 105 days with a BiVacor Total Artificial Heart.

An Australian man made history by living for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while awaiting a donor transplant, according to a March 12 report by CNN. The patient, in his 40s, underwent surgery at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney in November 2024 and reportedly became the first person worldwide to leave the hospital with the device in February.

An Australian man with severe heart failure received a metal heart and was well enough to be discharged from the hospital while he waited for a donor. He is now recovering successfully from heart transplant surgery.

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to be discharged from a hospital while fitted with a fully functional artificial heart. The patient,

The Australian patient underwent the procedure on November 22 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, in a six-hour operation.