French Team Implants First Long-Term Artificial Heart 106
TrueSatan writes "Physicians at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris have inserted a heart made by the French Carmat company. The heart features bovine tissue components used to reduce the clot forming tendencies of fully artificial units and is intended to allow greater freedom of movement to the patient than previous, short-term use, units permitted. It is powered by external, wearable, lithium-ion batteries and is approximately three times heavier than a typical (European) human heart, though the manufacturer intends to reduce the weight and size of the unit so as to allow use by smaller recipients — in particular most women and men from areas of the world where average body size is less than white/Caucasian averages."
Medical innovations from damn socialists!! NOOOOOO (Score:1, Funny)
It's all Obama's fault.
Re:Heart sizes? (Score:4, Funny)
a typical (European) human heart
. . . no, African or European . . . that determines if the recipient can migrate while carrying a coconut.
Fantastic news! (Score:3, Funny)
Now I can finally realize my dream of faithfully reenacting having a Nausicaan skewer me through the back in a bar fight...although I'm not sure I'll have the presence of mind to laugh deliriously afterward.
Re:Pulsatile vs Pulse-less Designs (Score:4, Funny)
The turbine devices would be great for confusing first-aid people.
"I can't feel a pulse!"