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Robert Jarvik married Elaine Levin approximately 1968. They had two children and divorced approximately 1980. This was reported in the article on him in Playboy magazine. These are well documented facts but not told for some reason. His "son" in the Pfizer commercial is not his biological son at all.

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[edit] Estonian lineage?

The name Jarvik sounds like it very well might have been derived from an Estonian name Järvik, so I am quite interested as to whether the guy has parents or grandparents from Estonia. -Mardus 14:51, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

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Mardus: The name is Romanian in origin, and is derived from Jawitz —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.201.21.112 (talk) 17:20, 16 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Found a source

for the assertion that Dr. Robert Jarvik is married to Marilyn Vos Savant. It's from the NNDB, though, so how is that to be approached? The URL is http://www.nndb.com/people/656/000025581/ and it's actually their profile of Vos Savant. Also, I don't know how reliable this source is to be treated. I will now try to sign this post, even though I don't have an account here. 68.92.159.61 21:53, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Internship

The article says "He was subsequently not allowed to complete an internship or residency..." Two sources were cited for this quote, but neither of them support this statement.

The New York Times article stated "He served no internship after graduation but went directly to work, alongside Dr. Kolff, in the Artificial Organs Division of the University of Utah Medical Center."

The MSNBC article stated "Kolff quickly assumed the role of Jarvik’s mentor and helped him earn an M.D. from the University of Utah in 1976, although Jarvik neither took an internship nor practiced medicine."

What is the source for the statement "not allowed to complete?"

--Jc94597 04:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

I reworded, per WP:BLP. Ward3001 15:36, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Household name

"Since the well-aired 1982 news coverage of the first artificial heart transplant, Jarvik became an instant household name and enjoyed his celebrity status and additional wealth and prestige thoroughly." Isn't this a bit editorialized149.166.32.122 (talk) 03:38, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Good point. I changed it. Ward3001 (talk) 04:24, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WTF?

"Paul Winchell, ventriloquist and much-loved voice and television series character actor, invented the original artificial heart." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.163.222.234 (talk) 03:09, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

He patented what he thought was an artificial heart. It was never developed or implanted, and thus was never shown to work. That's not the same as inventing the artificial heart. Ward3001 (talk) 03:52, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Where is the item about Terrell Croft coming from, between the links and the us-engineer-stub inclusion? I checked the stub and it's not part of that, so how did it get there? MarkHB (talk) 19:40, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

WHAT??? I can't find it. Please explain further. Ward3001 (talk) 19:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Controversy of no medical license

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320886,00.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.58.229.59 (talk) 06:41, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

(From above news story link)
House Committee Opens Probe Into Celebrity Drug Endorsements
Monday, January 07, 2008
"...Jarvik, who he said does not have a license to practice or prescribe medicine in the United States, appears to be giving medical advice in the ads..." ... "Dr. Robert Jarviks is the inventor of the Jarviks artificial heart and has been touted as the first "real" doctor to be paid to endorse a prescription medication. "
Currently, the first Wikipedia article line reads, "Robert Koffler Jarvik (born 11 May 1946) is an American scientist and physician known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart."
On balance, this is not definitionally correct. The first definition of physician in a selection of USA dictionaries, including the leading authority Merriam-Webster, is as follows:
  • Merriam-Webster - physician: 1: a person skilled in the art of healing; specifically : one educated, clinically experienced, and licensed to practice medicine as usually distinguished from surgery
  • American Heritage - physician: 1. A person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor.
  • Random House - physician: 1. a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
  • Encarta - physician: 1. medical doctor: somebody qualified to practice medicine
Out of four USA dictionaries which I usually consult in the order shown, three of four agree that Dr. Jarvik, lacking a medical license, is not a "physician". The fourth is iffy.
A reasonable replacement sentence would read:

Robert Koffler Jarvik (born 11 May 1946) is a U.S. American scientist, medical engineer, and doctor of medicine known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.

Milo 02:46, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Good point. I think if no one objects, the sentence should be changed in a few days. Ward3001 (talk) 23:14, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
On reading the article that same thing jumped out at me. Given there have been no disagreements with this proposal, I'm removing physician from the opening sentence.PatrickRBC (talk) 12:58, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
(Note that "America" is a continent, South American countries have objected to this as a USA demonym since 1948, and no such demonym implicitly claiming otherwise appears in the North American Free Trade Agreement [1].) Milo 02:46, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Humana Definition Incorrect

At the time of the Jarvik 7 program, Humana was a health insurance company and a hospital company as well. It seems that this data should be corrected to provide a clearer picture of Humana's involvement in the program. -Xrayboy84 16:48, 02 February 2008 (UTC)