• DocumentCode
    1543305
  • Title

    Biomedical engineering: The struggle to prolong quality life: While not perfected, the artificial heart is a symbol of great things to come

  • Author

    von Maltzahn, W.W. ; Ostrander, L.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Univ., Arlington, TX, USA
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    The authors describe some of the recent technologies in an effort to convey the excitement of biomedical engineering. The implantation of William Schroeder´s artificial heart is considered as a paradigm, and various related considerations are explored.
  • Keywords
    artificial organs; biomedical engineering; William Schroeder´s artificial heart; artificial heart implantation; biomedical engineering; Artificial heart; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Electrodes; Pumps; Surgery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MP.1987.6500905
  • Filename
    6500905
    • Link To Document
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