Heartless
Sometimes in life our greatest failures lead to our greatest success. Such is the case of the artificial heart and it’s inventor. A man who could just quit when his dream of being a physician was crushed instead his work saved more lives as an inventor than as a physician. Robert Jarvik didn’t originally design the artificial heart, but he is most credited for the invention. He was born in Midland Michigan on May 11, 1946. Jarvik started college at New York Syracuse University; he studied architecture and mechanical drawing. Later, Jarvik switched to pre-medicine because his father developed a heart disease. Unfortunately, most medical schools in the United States rejected him causing him to be very discouraged. After that big …show more content…
The artificial heart is connected to your heart or implanted in your chest to help or replace the failing heart (Smith).
The artificial heart was made because of heart failure and because of the long wait to have a donor heart transplant also because of heart problems, such as Coronary Heart Disease, a severe viral infection and most commonly Congestive Heart Failure. Congestive Heart Failure is the inability for the heart to pump blood and is a leading cause of death; the disease is caused by sudden damage from a severe heart attack, deterioration from viral infections, valve malfunctions and high blood pressure. Scientist have been working since the nineteenth century to develop a mechanical device that could restore oxygen to blood and remove carbon dioxide and also has a pump device, inventors also wanted the device to temporarily supplant the hearts action …show more content…
The artificial heart is powered by compressed air or electricity; a small cable connects the chamber to a control console that regulates the pump function. The control console is usually a large box on wheels that stays by your side; it can also be very small with attachable batteries and is worn on a belt or vest. The smaller battery allows more freedom and mobility than the large battery does and makes it possible for you to the leave the hospital sooner (Smith).
The artificial heart uses hydraulic pressure to pump blood between chambers, simulating a natural heart. The artificial heart is implanted by a procedure that they cut out the heart that no longer works and clamp the arteries to the thoracic cavity. The controller and wires are implanted in the abdomen then the controller is connected to something called a TET or Transcutaneous Energy Transfer
Sometimes in life our greatest failures lead to our greatest success. Such is the case of the artificial heart and it’s inventor. A man who could just quit when his dream of being a physician was crushed instead his work saved more lives as an inventor than as a physician. Robert Jarvik didn’t originally design the artificial heart, but he is most credited for the invention. He was born in Midland Michigan on May 11, 1946. Jarvik started college at New York Syracuse University; he studied architecture and mechanical drawing. Later, Jarvik switched to pre-medicine because his father developed a heart disease. Unfortunately, most medical schools in the United States rejected him causing him to be very discouraged. After that big …show more content…
The artificial heart is connected to your heart or implanted in your chest to help or replace the failing heart (Smith).
The artificial heart was made because of heart failure and because of the long wait to have a donor heart transplant also because of heart problems, such as Coronary Heart Disease, a severe viral infection and most commonly Congestive Heart Failure. Congestive Heart Failure is the inability for the heart to pump blood and is a leading cause of death; the disease is caused by sudden damage from a severe heart attack, deterioration from viral infections, valve malfunctions and high blood pressure. Scientist have been working since the nineteenth century to develop a mechanical device that could restore oxygen to blood and remove carbon dioxide and also has a pump device, inventors also wanted the device to temporarily supplant the hearts action …show more content…
The artificial heart is powered by compressed air or electricity; a small cable connects the chamber to a control console that regulates the pump function. The control console is usually a large box on wheels that stays by your side; it can also be very small with attachable batteries and is worn on a belt or vest. The smaller battery allows more freedom and mobility than the large battery does and makes it possible for you to the leave the hospital sooner (Smith).
The artificial heart uses hydraulic pressure to pump blood between chambers, simulating a natural heart. The artificial heart is implanted by a procedure that they cut out the heart that no longer works and clamp the arteries to the thoracic cavity. The controller and wires are implanted in the abdomen then the controller is connected to something called a TET or Transcutaneous Energy Transfer