Hi friends, our today topic is going to be about The first Artifical heart invented by Dr. Robert Jarvik. Artificial hearts date back to the mid-1950s when Dr. Paul Winchell first patented an artificial heart.
In 1982, Seattle dentist Dr. Barney Clark was the first person implanted with the Jarvik-7, an artificial heart intended to last a lifetime. William DeVries an American surgeon performed the surgery. The Jarvik-7 artificial heart was designed by Robert Jarvik. The patient survived 112 days. "It has been hard, but the heart itself has pumped right along." - Barney Clark
Creator of the Jarvik-7, is now working on the Jarvik 2000, a thumb-sized heart pump.
The race for the artificial heart. At the end of 1998 American heart specialist Michael DeBakey performed a world-first in heart surgery with a totally new device. If this electric heart proves successful, it could be a permanent alternative to a heart transplant.
Thus we should say thanks to Dr. Robert Jarvik for extending the human life.
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