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The Evolution of the Artificial Heart

By cityhat
  • Forming a heart

    Forming a heart
    Charles Lindbergh and Alexis Carrel worked to advance mechanical circulatory support
  • First Developed Heart

    First Developed Heart
    Dr. Vladimir P. Demikhov developed a total artificial heart device and executed the first coronary artery bypass surgery and intrathoracic transplantation in the world.
  • Heart-Lung Machine

    Heart-Lung Machine
    A patient lost consciousness due to blood clots being removed in open-heart surgery. This event fueled the creation of the heart-lung machine.
  • Heart Machine

    Heart Machine
    Dr. Gibbon had basically created a heart-lung machine to function in place of the heart and lungs during heart operations. He was not successful.
  • Implanted Heart Fails

    Implanted Heart Fails
    A device was implanted into two children who died.
  • Heart Remodel

    Heart Remodel
    After doing research on blood loss and blood clots, the device was remodeled.
  • First Implant

    First Implant
    The first successful implant was in an animal that went on to live for 1.5 hours.
  • First Transplantation in a Human

    First Transplantation in a Human
    Dr. Denton Cooley made the first transplantation in a human.
  • Successful Artificial Heart

    Successful Artificial Heart
    This artificial heart was the first successful artificial heart. The person who the transplant was for lived 112 days after the surgery.
  • Mobile Heart

    Mobile Heart
    Patients can now live their lives normally instead of being confined in a hospital bed.