Unit 6 Project by https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8 en-us 2018-03-02 22:51:14 UTC 2018-03-03 03:54:40 UTC hello@padlet.com History of the Development of Artificial Hearts umang_gill https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237633873 The first artificial heart was patented in the 1950s, but it wasn't successfully implanted into humans until 1982. Vladmir Demikhov had started experimenting with an artificial heart. He performed his experiments on dogs, and performed the first artificial heart transplant on a dog in 1937.]]> 2018-03-02 22:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237633873 Current Technology for Artificial Hearts umang_gill https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237649633 There are many different prototypes ranging from the companies of Syn-Cardia, Magscrew to Phoenix-7. Each company incorporates different function to go along with the heart. For example, Syn-Cardia allows you to monitor blood flow from each ventricle. Now machines are also making use of machine and cow parts to help create a healthy artificial heart. Abiocorp is another company, and its parts for the artificial heart include a hydraulic pump, porting valve, wireless energy transfer system, internal/external battery, and a controller.]]> 2018-03-03 03:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237649633 Indications for their use umang_gill https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237649907 A artificial heart is a surgically installed pump that provides circulation of blood along with replacement of damaged ventricles. Machines outside of the body control the artificial heart by pumping it and causing blood to flow.]]> 2018-03-03 03:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237649907 Costs Involved umang_gill https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237650097 The new prototype of an artificial heart, the one that combines cow part with machinery, is expected to cost around $193,600.]]> 2018-03-03 03:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237650097 Contradictions umang_gill https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237650174 Because the heart used is a foreign body, there are chances of infection. We must also consider the fact that it is a piece of machinery and can malfunction .]]> 2018-03-03 03:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/umang_gill/du4rpxzad7u8/wish/237650174