Craig Lewis (55), was the first to use the pump 'continuous flow' to replace the function of the heart
This tool replaces the function of the heart to supply blood to the entire body continuously
But
two doctors from the Texas Heart Institute proposed a revolutionary new
solution, which is to install a device that would allow blood to
circulate in the body without the heart rate.
Dr. Billy Cohn and Dr. Bud Frazier then install the device after removing the heart of Lewis. And within a few days, the patient was awake and talking to doctors.
Both doctors have been testing some time before these tools in almost 50 calves. Where they put the animal heart, and the next day the cows apply normal as eating, sleeping, and moving. But this time, without the heart that pumps blood to the body.
Dr. Billy Cohn (left) and Dr. Bud Frazier had previously tested this tool on calf
This tool uses a propeller to pump blood into the body continuously
"If you listen to the chest (cow) with a stethoscope, then you will not hear a heartbeat," said Dr. Cohn told NPR .
Dailymail
writes that amyloidosis (a condition in which the body produces bad
protein) Lewis is getting worse, and doctors feared he would die soon if
you do not get the proper help. Even the doctor said he hanay had 12 hours to live.
So, with the permission of his wife Linda Lewis, Dr. Cohn and Dr. Frazier kemudia install this tool .
The device works by supplying a continuous flow of blood through the body, using a propeller.
"I listened to the buzz was amazing. He had no heartbeat. "Said his wife was surprised.