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Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
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Denton Cooley
American heart and cardiothoracic surgeon (1920–2016)
Denton Arthur Cooley was an American cardiothoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley was also the founder and surgeon in-chief of The Texas Heart Institute, chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at clinical partner Baylor St.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Implant (medicine)
Device surgically placed within the body for medical purposes
An implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure. For example, an implant may be a rod, used to strengthen weak bones. Medical implants are human-made…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Artificial heart
Mechanical device which replaces the heart
An artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used as a bridge to heart transplantation, but ongoing research aims to develop a device that could permanently replace the heart when a transplant—whether from a deceased human or,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)