This is the world's first total artificial heart.
Surgeons Domingo Liotta and Denton Cooley placed it into Haskell Carp's chest on April 4, 1969 in Houston. They removed it 64 hours later when a donor heart became available.
But the heart did what it was supposed to do, explained Judy Chelnick, an associate curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The patient did not live long, but not because the manmade heart malfunctioned. It worked just fine, laying the stage for many later variations.
The piece of medical history is now stored in a formaldehyde solution in a cabinet behind the scenes at the museum.
reminds me of that one movie by john statham or something
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That looks scary and it placed inside someone!
ReplyDeleteInteresting glad to know technology is advancing
ReplyDeleteThat looks scary. I dont know why.
ReplyDeletethat shit looks sci fi, good thing i don't need one, ill put myself on the waiting list, just in case i need one in the future, i know the list is pretty long
ReplyDeletelooks like something that belongs in the middle of an alien cocoon.
ReplyDeletethat's pretty artificial if i may say lol
ReplyDeletehooray for technology!
ReplyDeletewhat the fuck is that?:))
ReplyDeletewhoa that is so cool.
ReplyDeleteI'll just file that away for the next time I'm on Jeapordy. Very interesting. 1969. Wow.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's awesome.
ReplyDeleteThey only made that to be as cool as Crank 2, lol.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Showing some love
ReplyDeletethis will revolutionize human life span
ReplyDeleteFuck. That fake heart is ugly. :P
ReplyDeletenice post
ReplyDeleteI am scared of the prospects of artificial organs. Just think, the hearts will cost like 100k, and not everyone can afford one. But, since they are not based on any blood type, they can be universally used. So people will start trying to acquire these organs by other means. Though people will try to justify it, it is just another way for black market members to make a quick buck.
ReplyDeletegreat post
ReplyDeleteoh my good what is this?:O very interesting
ReplyDeleteJESUS FUCK
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a crab. They want to put a heart crab in people's chests. HAS NO ONE WATCHED ALIEN LATELY.
reminds me of crank 2
ReplyDeletewow, this looks creepy, can´t believe someone survived with this even one day...
ReplyDeletewhat is that?!:O:O:O
ReplyDeletecrazy stuff, the future is now
ReplyDeleteDoes it still work?
ReplyDeletewow, that's crazy
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI would not want that in my body
ReplyDeletethat looks dirty
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