Device helps children with failing hearts hang in until transplant. Dec. 16, 2011— -- Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Berlin Heart for pediatric patients waiting for ...

The Berlin heart, made especially for kids, is awaiting FDA approval. Feb. 21, 2008 — -- Children facing heart failure are often given little chance of survival, because there are so few ...

It's called a Berlin heart, and it is what's keeping little Malia Sanchez alive. "Look how sweet that is," said Celeste Lachney, Malia's grandmother. "She's beautiful." "You pray every day, 'God, ...

Seven-year-old Carlos Ochoa was a little boy with a big medical problem. In May his failing heart had started to give out, and he had to be resuscitated -- twice. Doctors gave him just days to live.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berlin Heart Inc. announced they have completed the Post Approval Surveillance for the EXCOR ® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device, a requirement of the Post ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Dr. Mark Turrentine is a man known for putting the tiniest hearts back together as a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon. He has a special relationship with one of his smallest ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — An Indianapolis doctor was the first to use a Berlin heart in the state and he’s credited with helping pave the way for the small life-saving machine’s use across the country.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- An Indianapolis doctor was the first to use a Berlin heart in the state and he's credited with helping pave the way for the small life-saving machine's use across the country.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a mechanical device that gives children extra time when their heart is failing. The external device, known as the Berlin Heart, works like a back-up pump ...

On Friday, 9-year-old Alexzander Wood of Orange Park became the first patient in Florida to receive a Berlin Heart, a mechanical device sized just for children. For Alexzander, the five-hour surgery ...