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1. Which individual or event do you attribute the greatest historical significance
in the advancement of organ replacement devices or machines? Please explain
why. |
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I would say the Medicare Approval of Chronic Renal Failure treatment. Yes,
the technology is important and certainly we cannot ever forget all the
contributions made by individuals but without government recognition of the
therapy and its support it would not have been possible to the level known
today in the U.S. or other developed countries. One only has to look at the
less available resources in developing countries to see the importance of
this. The example of the artificial kidney has set the tone (for better or worse)
for other artificial organ developments/applications.
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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) |
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I have worked with artificial kidneys, artificial lungs, artificial blood,
apheresis technologies, and artificial liver support to name the more
important ones. Perhaps the greatest challenges were at the interface of technology
development and clinical application. When one has a technology/device that
meets a clinical need there are many issues that cannot be known until
clinical trials are done.
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