Machines that keep a patient alive or restart failing organs, including the medical ventilator, iron lung, heart-lung machine, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, automated external defibrillator and nebulizer. An invention belongs here when its cited article describes a device that takes over or assists breathing, circulation or heart rhythm, or delivers breathing treatment. It excludes diagnostic instruments and the implants that stay in the body for years. These devices are found in intensive care units, operating theatres and public places, and many were developed in response to epidemics or to the need to operate on the heart.
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Medical Ventilator (Wikipedia)
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A ventilator is a type of breathing apparatus, a class of medical technology that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently.
Iron lung (Wikipedia)
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An iron lung is negative pressure ventilator and mechanical respirator which encloses most of the patient's body.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Wikipedia)
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of extracorporeal life support, operated by a perfusionist, providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to people whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of oxygen, g
Cardiopulmonary bypass
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Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or heart-lung machine, also called the pump or CPB pump, is a machine, operated by a cardiac perfusionist, that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during open-heart surgery by maintaining the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the body.
Automated external defibrillator (Wikipedia)
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An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to treat them through
Defibrillation (Wikipedia)
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Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias
Continuous positive airway pressure, Wikipedia
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is a form of positive airway pressure (PAP) ventilation
Kolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)
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In 1943, Kolff created the "rotating drum kidney (RDK)," which is regarded as the first working artificial kidney.
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