An implantable artificial lung. Initial experiments in animals
- 25 January 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 191 (4) , 301-303
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.191.4.301
Abstract
A device consisting of a teflon arterial graft connecting pulmonary artery and left auricle and containing within its lumen coils of silicone rubber capillary tubing bearing a flow of oxygen was used as a method for artificial intracorporeal oxygenation. In 7 to 10 experiments, using dogs and sheep, a definite influence upon systemic arterial oxygen tensions was demonstrated. A problem of blood clotting within the lung prosthesis was encountered in 3 experiments due to kinking of the graft, tightly packed capillary tubing, and failure to maintain anti-coagulation.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: