Artificial lung

Artificial lung

An artificial lung is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the biological lung(s). It is different from a heart-lung machine in that it is internal and designed to take over the functions of the lungs for long periods of time rather than on a temporary basis.Recent developments include a device that uses small hollow fibers and the heart's own pumping power to oxygenate blood. [ [http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2002/artificiallung.htm UMHS News Release ] ]

References

ee also

*Heart-lung machine
*Lung transplantation
*Medical ventilator


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