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TFA says that they're currently working on a portable (external) lung replacement[0]. I see no reason that it couldn't be installed in the chest cavity with a p
by jonah 2y ago
TFA says that they're currently working on a portable (external) lung replacement[0]. I see no reason that it couldn't be installed in the chest cavity with a port for the O2 bottle connection.
[0] https://archive.ph/0GP4F#selection-1103.0-1110.0:~:text=To%20that%20end,need%20a%20pump https://archive.ph/0GP4F#selection-1103.0-1110.0:~:text=To%2....
- timr 2y agoEven if "they're currently working on" meant "it's available now or practical in the near future" (it doesn't), that doesn't affect what I said about the immense costs involved. The portability of the device is not the core issue here. It's a bit like arguing that you can build a quantum computer today, so therefore we'll all have one on our desktop soon.
- xattt 2y agoExtracorporeal livers were being explored in the 1960s. It was advanced enough that it was included in a contemporary Time-Life book. Unfortunately, experimental success was not observed and the idea was shelved.
- aidenn0 2y agoNobody has said "soon" I think you inferred meaning that wasn't there.
- xboxnolifes 2y agoA lab "working" on something is the equivalent of not having it. It should be not be read as an inevitable outcome.
- iancmceachern 2y agoExactly, here are some more: Fusion Artificial XYZ Fuel that comes from X Airships