Medical Breakthrough '08: An Artificial Lung

An artificial lung may give lung transplant hopefuls a new lease on life.

By Ann DiCesare
From Reader's Digest
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The BioLung allows patients to keep breathing while waiting for a lung transplant.
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The BioLung allows patients to keep breathing while waiting for a lung transplant.
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A new device may offer hope to patients in desperate need of a lung transplant. Robert Bartlett, MD, a University of Michigan professor emeritus of surgery, and his team have developed the BioLung, an artificial lung that works with the heart's own pumping action to manage oxygen and blood flow throughout the body. Because the device uses the heart rather than mechanics to pump blood, the patient can stay active at home instead of being sedated and hooked up to a machine in the hospital. The device can even remain in place following a transplant, until the donor lungs are fully operational. 5 years
From Reader's Digest - March 2008
 
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