Narrative Highlight: Leonard A. R. Golding

In December of 2002 we conducted preliminary email interviews with leading figures in the field of bionics. The text below comes from the exchange with Leonard A.R. Golding, M.D., The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

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3. What mechanical devices or machines have you had experience with experimentally, and what were the greatest challenges in your work? (answered by scientists and researchers only)

[Devices with which I have worked with experimentally include:] a. Hemadyne Centrifugal Blood Pump------used for animal nonpulsatile flow studies late 1970's and briefly clinical as external LVAD post-cardiotomy support b. Terumo Capiox oxygenator----animal testing of prototypes prior to clinical use. c. Cleveland Clinic Pneumatic LVAD---animal implants and clinical ---150 day implant in 1988. d. Design, development and preclinical testing of CorAide centrifugal pump1990's Major challenges have been funding, resources. While NIH funding very important, Must get commercial backing if a device is to go clinical----the goal and criterion of success.