Artificial Organs - Gerald E. Miller
ABSTRACT
The replacement or augmentation of failing human organs with artificial devices and systems
has been an important element in health care for several decades. Such devices as kidney
dialysis to augment failing kidneys, artificial heart valves to replace failing human valves, cardiac
pacemakers to reestablish normal cardiac rhythm, and heart assist devices to augment a weakened
human heart have assisted millions of patients in the previous 50 years and offers lifesaving
technology for tens of thousands of patients each year. Significant advances in these biomedical
technologies have continually occurred during this period, saving numerous lives with cutting
edge technologies. Each of these artificial organ systems will be described in detail in separate
sections of this lecture.
KEYWORDS
Artificial heart and ventricular assist, Artificial heart valve, Cardiac pacemaker,
Dialysis, Human heart and heart surgery, Human kidney
Artificial Heart Valves
The replacement or augmentation of failing human organs with artificial devices and systems
has been an important element in health care for several decades. Such devices as kidney
dialysis to augment failing kidneys, artificial heart valves to replace failing human valves, cardiac
pacemakers to reestablish normal cardiac rhythm, and heart assist devices to augment a weakened
human heart have assisted millions of patients in the previous 50 years and offers lifesaving
technology for tens of thousands of patients each year. Significant advances in these biomedical
technologies have continually occurred during this period, saving numerous lives with cutting
edge technologies. Each of these artificial organ systems will be described in detail in separate
sections below.
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ABSTRACT
The replacement or augmentation of failing human organs with artificial devices and systems
has been an important element in health care for several decades. Such devices as kidney
dialysis to augment failing kidneys, artificial heart valves to replace failing human valves, cardiac
pacemakers to reestablish normal cardiac rhythm, and heart assist devices to augment a weakened
human heart have assisted millions of patients in the previous 50 years and offers lifesaving
technology for tens of thousands of patients each year. Significant advances in these biomedical
technologies have continually occurred during this period, saving numerous lives with cutting
edge technologies. Each of these artificial organ systems will be described in detail in separate
sections of this lecture.
KEYWORDS
Artificial heart and ventricular assist, Artificial heart valve, Cardiac pacemaker,
Dialysis, Human heart and heart surgery, Human kidney
Artificial Heart Valves
The replacement or augmentation of failing human organs with artificial devices and systems
has been an important element in health care for several decades. Such devices as kidney
dialysis to augment failing kidneys, artificial heart valves to replace failing human valves, cardiac
pacemakers to reestablish normal cardiac rhythm, and heart assist devices to augment a weakened
human heart have assisted millions of patients in the previous 50 years and offers lifesaving
technology for tens of thousands of patients each year. Significant advances in these biomedical
technologies have continually occurred during this period, saving numerous lives with cutting
edge technologies. Each of these artificial organ systems will be described in detail in separate
sections below.
Download
http://s18.alxa.net/s18/srvs2/02/003...d.E.Miller.rar