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Wikipedia says that this is literally true (check the last sentence) - it's not some kind of "Dick Cheney is a heartless bastard" joke. So please hold off on th
by JoachimSchipper 15y ago
Wikipedia says that this is literally true (check the last sentence) - it's not some kind of "Dick Cheney is a heartless bastard" joke. So please hold off on the downvotes (parent was at 0 when I posted).
- scythe 15y agoYeah, I wasn't going after the guy (this time), though I admit I originally learned that on the Daily Show and just did a quick confirmation-check before I posted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_assist_device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_assist_device -- looks like centrifugal pumps have existed for at least long enough for someone to write a Wikipedia article about them.
- jdthomas 15y agoCheney has the Heartmate II (the same device the researchers used two of in this project). It is an axial flow as opposed to centrifugal pump. The first back non-pulsating heart assist device I could find is the hemopump: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemopump http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemopump
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