What was the Big Defect of the Jarvik Artifical Heart?

After about 90 people recieve the Jarvik Artifical Heart artifical hearts become banned in America.

I knew it was banned for a big defect but not what defect it was.

I had heard that the construction of it caused blood pooling which lead to clots being formed and a clot in the heart is right out

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