Valve of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. The device was approved for implantation into a human being in 1982,and kept patient Barney Clark alive for 112 days after the operation. However,Clark was tethered to an external pneumatic compressor,and suffered many undesirable side effects during that time. Permanent artificial hearts are still not feasible long-term treatments,and are primarily used as a stopgap while patients wait for a donor | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Morgan, Hank |
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