PMID: 616276Aug 1, 1977Paper

Exponential growth and future of artificial organs

Artificial Organs
W J Kolff

Abstract

One hundred thousand (100,000) people are living--thanks to Artificial Kidneys. We need more emphasis on Home Dialysis. The immediate future will bring us: WAK (Wearable Artificial Kidney) FAK (Filtrating Artificial Kidney) PAK (Peritoneal Artificial Kidney) HAK (Hemoperfusion Artificial Kidney). Intra-aortic balloon pumps and transapical left ventricular bypass may offer patients now dying from heart failure, a possibility to either recover or be maintained until an artificial heart is available. Our aim is to create an Artificial Heart to totally replace the irreparably sick human heart. We have obtained survival times up to more than six months after total replacement of the natural heart in calves. Dr. Steve Jacobsen's Artificial Arm is activated by electromyographic signals that are derived from the shoulder muscles. The Artificial Eye makes use of direct stimulation of the visual cortex of the brain by arrays of electrodes situated against the visual cortex. For the Artificial Ear, we stimulate the fibers of the eighth nerve by threading platinum wires up into the cochlea. Deaf volunteers can hear rhythm, loudness and some pitch.

References

Jan 1, 1977·Transactions - American Society for Artificial Internal Organs·J C McReaH Fukumasu
Jan 1, 1977·Transactions - American Society for Artificial Internal Organs·J L PetersW J Kolff

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 27, 2011·Expert Review of Medical Devices·Jeong Chul KimClaudio Ronco
Nov 20, 1998·Artificial Organs·T Mussivand

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Artificial Heart & Ventricular Assist Devices

Total artificial hearts (TAH) and ventricular assist devices (VADs) provide cardiac support for patients with end-stage heart disease and have significantly improved the survival of these patients. Discover the latest research on Artificial Heart and Ventricular Assist Devices here.

Related Papers

The International Journal of Artificial Organs
W J Kolff
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
Victor GuraThomas A Golper
Vestnik Rossiĭskoĭ akademii meditsinskikh nauk
V E Tolpekin, D V Shumakov
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved