25-Year-Old Lived for More Than a Year Without a Heart

Re:25-Year-Old Lived for More Than a Year Without a Heart by OJFord on Thursday July 15, 2021 @08:19AM (#27843875)

The 'artificial heart in a backpack' device itself: https://syncardia.com/clinicians/home/

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Re:25-Year-Old Lived for More Than a Year Without a Heart by mjlee on Thursday July 15, 2021 @08:49AM (#27844079)

I love how that website has a ten step installation guide. Makes it looks like slightly gory IKEA!

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Re:25-Year-Old Lived for More Than a Year Without a Heart by kwkelly on Thursday July 15, 2021 @09:23AM (#27844353)

You have to hope your surgeon isn't just reviewing these assembly instructions pre-op.

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Re:25-Year-Old Lived for More Than a Year Without a Heart by Engineering-MD on Thursday July 15, 2021 @12:08PM (#27846330)

For new devices (even more simple things like a new hernia technique) they will have a rep from the company who can advise the surgeon how the device is used until they are more used to it.

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