61.   Surgeons in Louisville, Ky., announced Tuesday that they had placed the first fully implantable artificial heart in a human being.

62.   That form says in bold type that applicants are not guaranteed AbioCor artificial hearts even if they pass the screening tests.

63.   That measurement is used to determine how fast or slow the artificial heart must move the blood.

64.   That money has helped the company through its expensive clinical trials and work on a new smaller artificial heart in development.

65.   The AbioCor is the second type of total artificial heart to be tested in people.

66.   The artificial heart will be implanted in patients at risk of death.

67.   The bill approved Friday would set limits on monetary awards available to people who sue for damages caused by devices as diverse as lawnmowers, toasters or artificial hearts.

68.   The AbioCor is designed to replace the heart and, unlike past artificial hearts, it will be fully implantable.

69.   The company said it received U.S. regulatory approval to expand the range of patients it can treat with its artificial heart machine.

70.   The evening of the implant he also had additional surgery, to stem bleeding around the artificial heart.