Precision in the micrometre range. 100 % reliability. In the production of artificial hearts by Berlin Heart, the highest standards of quality apply for all processes. The modules for the ventricular assist device EXCOR® are dried in a Memmert drying oven and vacuum oven.
Artificial hearts, so-called ventricular assist devices or VADs, are used predominantly when waiting times for a heart transplant need to be bridged. Berlin is one of the most important international centres for cardiological research. This is where Emil Bücherl worked, one of the first surgeons to