Robert Tools

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'Robert L. Tools'
Born July 31, 1942
Mobile, Alabama
Died November 30, 2001 (age 59)
Kentucky
Occupation Retired phone company technical librarian
Spouse Carol
Children Two adult children in 2001

Robert L. Tools (July 31, 1942 – November 30, 2001) was the world's first recipient of a fully self-contained artificial heart called AbioCor. The operation took place on July 2, 2001. He survived for 151 days without a living heart. Dr. Joseph Fredi at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville had the idea for it.

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