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It's not exactly the same as a biological heart transplant (I assume), but you might be interested in reading the surgical instruction manual for a SynCardia ar
by teraflop 1y ago
It's not exactly the same as a biological heart transplant (I assume), but you might be interested in reading the surgical instruction manual for a SynCardia artificial heart: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf3/P030011c.pdf https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf3/P030011c.pdf
For instance, there's a fun diagram on page 11.
There's also an operator's manual for the "driver" that powers the heart: https://www.vumc.org/cvicu/sites/default/files/2020-03/Operator%20Manual%20-%20Companion%202%20Driver%20-%20C2-900005%20Rev014.pdf https://www.vumc.org/cvicu/sites/default/files/2020-03/Opera... Which includes all kinds of (appropriately!) paranoid warnings such as:
> To avoid accidentally switching off the AC power to a docked Driver,
do not plug the Driver into any electrical outlet controlled by a wall
switch.